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The Jackson County School An increasing number of students graduate from the Jackson County
System is growing with its community, School System's two high schools having already earned college
serving more than 7,700 students in
credits and technical certificates through dual-enrollment and
six elementary, two middle, and two EDUCATION
high schools. With a graduation rate of strong partnerships with the University of North Georgia and Lanier
94.7 percent — higher than 92 percent Technical College.
of Georgia’s school systems — JCSS
focuses on student success through academic areas, including science, math, performing arts opportunities in
leadership, character, and performance. social studies, or language arts. middle and high schools.
The Class of 2016 at East Jackson and Fine arts programs provide Athletic programs also are strong.
Jackson County comprehensive high opportunities in band and choral East Jackson Comprehensive High School
schools earned more than $4 million music, theater, and dance, as well teams were 2016 state champs in softball
in college scholarships, not counting as visual arts, and digital and video and cross-country, and JCCHS had two
Georgia’s HOPE scholarship awards. production. A full slate of extracurricular individual state wrestling champions
and a fifth-place overall finish in 2017.
JCSS students have earned college
scholarships in a variety of sports.
One of the largest employers in
Jackson County, JCSS has nearly 600
certified staff members among its 1,200
employees. JCSS teachers have twice
been among the top 10 Georgia Teachers
of the Year, and East Jackson Elementary

Jackson County High School School’s Kaycie Rogers was one of three
winners of Georgia’s 2016-17 Innovation in
A leader in innovation and activities also is available, ranging Teaching Competition.
personalized learning, JCSS is the from leadership, robotics, chorus, The Jefferson City School System
only system in the U.S. chosen to drama, and academic competitions in is a fast-growing district. The student
pilot the Google EDU Culture of elementary schools, to award-winning population, currently 3,700, has
Innovation Program/Project Culture FFA and 4-H programs, career-centered increased approximately 144% since
Shift. Additionally, authentic learning organizations, special interest clubs and 2001. JCS is comprised of four schools:
experiences in STEM programs integrate
science, technology, engineering and The Jefferson City School System provides a variety of curricular and
math, beginning in elementary school. extracurricular programs, including a high-quality fine arts program
Middle and high school students can
and state and national award-winning JROTC Air Force program, to
explore more than 20 career and
meet the academic, physical, social, and emotional development of
technical pathways — from agricultural
each student. Highly competitive athletic programs, including more
mechanics, to health and medicine, to
than 50 state championships, are offered at the middle and high
film and computer science, and the
school level. Off-site learning experiences, including the Scotland
military. Pathways also are offered in
Exchange Program, World War II Europe trip, and National Parks
world languages, fine arts, and advanced
Exploration, are part of the overall instructional program.

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