Jackson Day School
Charlotte · NC · Jackson Day School · Public charter · K-12 combined
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Turning Point Academy → West Mecklenburg High School → Harding University High School → Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology → Stewart Creek High → West Charlotte High School → Victory Christian Center School → Charlotte Lab School →📋 At a glance
- 📚 1 AP courses offered — Moderate
- 🔢 1 calculus classes · 1 chemistry
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 33% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 35% by test-taker volume
- 🎓 4-yr grad rate: 75% (Bottom 21% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Jackson Day School compares for families
What families should know about Jackson Day School.
- ▸ LocallyNC sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Turning Point Academy, West Mecklenburg High School, Harding University High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🎓 Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Moderate — some AP / advanced course access
Bottom 33% of US high schools
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 35% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🎓 4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 21% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +6.1%/year, projecting from 2024's 882 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $8,760 per student in district revenue, the 302 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $2,645,520/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turning Point Academy Charlotte |
Public | 1.0 | 144 | — |
| West Mecklenburg High School Charlotte |
Public | 1.2 | 1,290 | +6.5% |
| Harding University High School Charlotte |
Public | 2.7 | 1,204 | -25.6% |
| Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology Charlotte |
Public | 3.1 | 1,533 | -11.0% |
| Stewart Creek High Charlotte |
Public · charter | 3.5 | 342 | +78.1% |
| West Charlotte High School Charlotte |
Public | 4.6 | 2,008 | +38.2% |
| Victory Christian Center School Charlotte |
Private | 4.6 | 168 | -6.1% |
| Charlotte Lab School Charlotte |
Public · charter | 4.6 | 182 | +36.8% |