Jackson, TN

Kids in Jackson

Public-school enrollment and staffing from NCES, plus bedrooms, childcare and how educated the adults already here are. This is not a GreatSchools ranking.

Public-school students: 27,727; NCES CCD 2024-2025, regular and charter districts in this metro.
Pupil–teacher ratio: n/a; This state did not report teacher FTE to NCES this year.
Districts / schools: 10 / 61; Open regular, component and charter LEAs geocoded to this CBSA.

Bedrooms you set: 1; A household this size usually wants a studio.
Childcare in this setup: $0; No kids under 5 in the current household, so this is $0.
Leftover with current kids: $2,284; After tax, rent and everything else.

Largest public school districts

The 10 biggest open regular and charter districts geocoded to the Jackson metro, ranked by students enrolled. District websites are the direct source for enrollment boundaries, calendars and programs.

District	City	Students	Schools	Pupil–teacher
Madison County	Jackson	13,017	26	n/a
Gibson Co Sp Dist	Dyer	3,828	9	n/a
Chester County	Henderson	2,801	6	n/a
Milan	Milan	2,026	4	n/a
Crockett County	Alamo	1,969	5	n/a
Trenton	Trenton	1,372	4	n/a
Humboldt City Schools	Humboldt	1,044	3	n/a
Bradford	Bradford	630	2	n/a
Alamo	Alamo	600	1	n/a
Bells	Bells	407	1	n/a

Madison County
Jackson
Students
13,017
Schools
26
Pupil–teacher
n/a
Gibson Co Sp Dist
Dyer
Students
3,828
Schools
9
Pupil–teacher
n/a
Chester County
Henderson
Students
2,801
Schools
6
Pupil–teacher
n/a
Milan
Milan
Students
2,026
Schools
4
Pupil–teacher
n/a
Crockett County
Alamo
Students
1,969
Schools
5
Pupil–teacher
n/a
Trenton
Trenton
Students
1,372
Schools
4
Pupil–teacher
n/a
Humboldt City Schools
Humboldt
Students
1,044
Schools
3
Pupil–teacher
n/a
Bradford
Bradford
Students
630
Schools
2
Pupil–teacher
n/a
Alamo
Alamo
Students
600
Schools
1
Pupil–teacher
n/a
Bells
Bells
Students
407
Schools
1
Pupil–teacher
n/a

Source: NCES CCD 2024–25, LEA directory, membership and staff files. This state did not report teacher FTE to NCES this year, so pupil–teacher ratios are unavailable.

Public schools by level

Primary: 34; Elementary grades
Middle: 10; Middle or junior high
High: 15; Secondary grades
Other: 2; K–12, ungraded, alternative

61 open public schools in the NCES CCD 2024–25 school directory, grouped by the level NCES assigns from grades offered.

Where the Jackson metro sits

Roughly the core of the Jackson, TN metro area. Drag to look around, or open the larger map to search for a specific school or neighbourhood.

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If this were a family of four

Two adults, two kids, one under five, three bedrooms: leftover in Jackson would be $6 a month, with $1,061 going to childcare. Run that household on the paycheck page →

Enrollment and staffing: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-2025, joined to metros with NCES EDGE LEA geocodes. Childcare is a national baseline scaled by this metro's cost index — not a daycare quote. No test-score rankings.