South Michigan News

Jackson High School had the largest enrollment among Jackson County schools, welcoming 1,027 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 54% of them were boys, and 46% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Jackson High School students was white, accounting for 41.4% of the student population.

Among the 61 schools in Jackson County, Northwest High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 954 students, while Northwest Early Elementary School welcomed 849 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Jackson High School is part of Jackson Public Schools, which roughly covers schools within Jackson County, with its main office in Jackson.

In the previous school year, Jackson High School also had the largest number of students among Jackson County schools.

Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, with white students experiencing the largest decline at 6.5%.

Academic performance has also suffered, with the state's average NAEP score dropping by 6.5 points and ethnic achievement gaps have widened. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Jackson High School	Jackson	1,027
Northwest High School	Jackson	954
Northwest Early Elementary School	Jackson	849
Western High School	Parma	799
Northwest Kidder Middle School	Jackson	779
Middle School at Parkside	Jackson	759
Northwest Elementary School	Jackson	757
Michigan Center Junior/Senior High School	Michigan Center	642
George Long Elementary School	Grass Lake	634
Columbia Central High School	Brooklyn	624
Paragon Charter Academy	Jackson	604
Western Middle School	Parma	595
Ezra Eby Elementary School	Napoleon	543
Northeast Elementary School	Jackson	502
Hanover-Horton Elementary School	Hanover	471
Springport Elementary School	Springport	457
Columbia Upper Elementary School	Brooklyn	431
South Central Michigan Virtual	Jackson	426
Cascades Elementary School	Jackson	398
Bean Elementary School	Spring Arbor	398
Keicher Elementary School	Michigan Center	392
Grass Lake High School	Grass Lake	392
Parma Elementary School	Parma	390
Warner Elementary School	Spring Arbor	381
East Jackson Secondary School	Jackson	373
Townsend Elementary School	Jackson	360
Hunt Elementary School	Jackson	358
Napoleon High School	Napoleon	355
Da Vinci Institute (6-12)	Jackson	355
Arnold Elementary School	Michigan Center	325
East Jackson Elementary School	Jackson	325
Sharp Park Academy	Jackson	318
Grass Lake Middle School	Grass Lake	307
Concord Elementary School	Concord	304
Hanover-Horton High School	Horton	300
Napoleon Middle School	Napoleon	296
Vandercook Lake High School	Jackson	294
Columbia Elementary School	Brooklyn	291
Jackson Preparatory & Early College	Jackson	277
Dibble Elementary School	Jackson	276
Springport High School	Springport	271
Jackson Intermediate School District Local Based Special Education Programs	Jackson	264
Lyle A. Torrant Center	Jackson	238
Hanover-Horton Middle School	Horton	234
Springport Middle School	Springport	221
Concord High School	Concord	196
JPS Montessori Center	Jackson	147
Concord Middle School	Concord	139
John R. Lewis Elementary School	Jackson	136
Northwest Alternative High School	Jackson	128
Woodville Community Center	Jackson	124
Da Vinci Institute (K-5)	Jackson	113
Columbia Alternative Education	Clarklake	86
Ackerson Lake Community Education	Napoleon	84
Jackson Pathways	Jackson	82
Vandercook Lake Virtual Academy	Jackson	44
Fourth Street Learning Center	Jackson	36
WAY East Jackson	Jackson	24
Youth Home Jackson ISD	Jackson	20
Parnall Correctional Facility	Jackson	6
Cotton Correctional Facility	Jackson	6