Jackson-Madison County School System

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Jackson-Madison County School System
Location
Jackson
, Madison County, Tennessee
United States
District information
TypePublic School System
MottoBest By Any Measure; Choose Us!
SuperintendentDr. Marlon King
NCES District ID 4702580 [1]
Students and staff
Enrollment12,463 (2022-2023) [1]
Teachers735.16 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Student–teacher ratio16.95 [1]
Other information
Website www.jmcss.org

Jackson-Madison County School System (JMCSS) or Jackson-Madison County School District is a school district headquartered in Jackson, Tennessee. It serves, in addition to the city, the rest of Madison County. [2] As of 2016 the enrollment was over 13,000. [3]

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In 2015, Verna Ruffin, the superintendent at the time, proposed "Vision 2020" which would be a plan to help the school system. The result of the plan being passed resulted in the closure of five schools.

As of 2016, the county government funded the district's budget. [4]

Jackson-Madison County School System's current superintendent is Dr. Marlon King

Schools

High schools

Middle schools

Elementary schools

Early Learning

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Madison County". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Madison County, TN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 23, 2022. - Text list
  3. "Home". Jackson-Madison County School System. Retrieved November 19, 2019. In 2016, our Jackson-Madison County Schools are home to over 13,000 students[...]310 North Parkway Jackson, TN 38305
  4. Whetstone, Tyler (May 2, 2016). "County, schools debate Vision 2020 savings". Jackson Sun . Retrieved November 19, 2019.