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Jacksonville Independent School District, Texas, elections

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Jacksonville Independent School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 4,834 (2023-2024)
Schools: 8 (2023-2024)
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Jacksonville Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Cherokee County). During the 2024 school year, 4,834 students attended one of the district's eight schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Jacksonville Independent School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Micah Hoffpauir2024
Blake Stephens20202027
Todd Travis20092027
Jill Penn20202026
Dean Dublin20172026
Josh Best20232025
Matthew Leinback20192025

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Overlapping state house districts

Jacksonville Independent School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Texas House of Representatives District 8Cody HarrisRepublican Party 100% 7%

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $13,268,000 $2,797 19%
Local: $20,828,000 $4,391 30%
State: $34,231,000 $7,217 50%
Total: $68,327,000 $14,406
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $56,916,000 $12,000
Total Current Expenditures: $53,771,000 $11,336
Instructional Expenditures: $32,061,000 $6,759 56%
Student and Staff Support: $6,057,000 $1,277 11%
Administration: $5,989,000 $1,262 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $9,664,000 $2,037 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $124,000 $26
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $40,000 $8
Interest on Debt: $2,947,000 $621

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 31 <50 20 30 PS 25-29 40
2018-2019 37 40-59 25 35 <50 35-39 47
2017-2018 39 60-79 22 38 PS 25-29 50
2016-2017 79 >=50 68 80 >=50 75-79 84
2015-2016 74 >=80 61 76 >=50 65-69 80
2014-2015 72 60-79 59 73 >=50 60-64 78
2013-2014 84 >=50 76 84 >=50 80-89 89
2012-2013 86 >=80 75 87 >=50 80-89 90
2011-2012 88 >=50 83 89 >=50 >=90 91
2010-2011 88 >=50 81 88 >=50 91

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 39 >=50 27 38 PS 30-34 48
2018-2019 38 40-59 25 36 >=50 30-34 49
2017-2018 39 40-59 23 38 PS 40-44 47
2016-2017 70 >=50 57 70 >=50 70-74 78
2015-2016 71 >=80 57 69 40-59 65-69 81
2014-2015 73 >=80 64 70 >=50 70-74 84
2013-2014 76 >=50 69 74 <50 75-79 85
2012-2013 81 >=80 75 78 >=50 80-84 89
2011-2012 90 >=50 89 89 >=50 >=90 94
2010-2011 91 >=50 86 88 >=50 95

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 87 PS 80-89 85-89 >=50 90-94
2017-2018 87 PS 80-89 85-89 >=50 90-94
2016-2017 87 PS 80-89 85-89 PS PS 90-94
2015-2016 85 80-89 80-84 PS PS 85-89
2014-2015 85-89 PS 80-89 85-89 PS 90-94
2013-2014 89 PS 80-89 85-89 PS PS 90-94
2012-2013 92 PS >=90 90-94 PS 90-94
2011-2012 93 PS 80-89 90-94 PS >=95
2010-2011 90 PS 80-89 90-94 PS 90-94

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 4,834 -1.6
2022-2023 4,909 3.4
2021-2022 4,743 1.6
2020-2021 4,668 -6.6
2019-2020 4,978 2.4
2018-2019 4,857 -2.8
2017-2018 4,992 0.8
2016-2017 4,953 -0.6
2015-2016 4,981 0.0
2014-2015 4,980 0.7
2013-2014 4,943 1.7
2012-2013 4,859 -1.2
2011-2012 4,917 -1.0
2010-2011 4,968 1.3
2009-2010 4,902 1.5
2008-2009 4,827 -1.8
2007-2008 4,914 -1.0
2006-2007 4,962 1.3
2005-2006 4,898 -0.8
2004-2005 4,938 2.3
2003-2004 4,823 2.0
2002-2003 4,725 2.0
2001-2002 4,631 0.0
2000-2001 4,632 2.8
1999-2000 4,501 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Jacksonville Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.6 5.4
Black 15.2 12.8
Hispanic 54.0 53.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 3.3 3.1
White 26.0 25.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Jacksonville Independent School District had 355.39 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.6.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 15.50
Kindergarten: 18.60
Elementary: 131.20
Secondary: 155.31
Total: 355.39

Jacksonville Independent School District employed 5.00 district administrators and 33.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.00
District Administrative Support: 19.28
School Administrators: 33.00
School Administrative Support: 21.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 166.33
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.50
Total Guidance Counselors: 12.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 41.56
Other Support Services: 171.67

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Jacksonville Independent School District operates eight schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Compass Center344-12
East Side El607PK-4
Fred Douglass600PK-4
Jacksonville H S1,3649-12
Jacksonville Middle6457-8
Joe Wright El525PK-4
Nichols Int6595-6
West Side El400PK-4


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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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