High Schools in Jackson Public Schools

The Jackson Public Schools district in Michigan is home to two high schools: Jackson High School and Jackson Pathways. While Jackson High School is the larger and more traditional high school, serving over 1,000 students, Jackson Pathways stands out with its unique characteristics, including a smaller student population, higher percentage of African American students, and significantly lower graduation and higher dropout rates.

Jackson High School appears to be the stronger performing school, with better academic metrics, such as higher proficiency rates in M-Step/Science, M-Step/Social Studies, SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, and SAT/Mathematics. The school also boasts an impressive 88.6% four-year graduation rate and a low 2.3% dropout rate. In contrast, Jackson Pathways struggles with a 64.7% graduation rate and a concerning 21.5% dropout rate, as well as an alarmingly high chronic absenteeism rate of 85%.

The data also reveals a disparity in resource allocation, with Jackson High School spending $16,519 per student, compared to only $8,407 per student at Jackson Pathways. This difference in funding may contribute to the performance gap between the two schools. Additionally, the higher student-teacher ratio at Jackson Pathways (25.2 students per teacher) compared to Jackson High School (19.2 students per teacher) could be a factor in the academic and graduation rate disparities.