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P J Jacobs Junior High School

Serves grades 7 - 9

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
2400 Main St
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Phone
(715) 345-5422
District
Stevens Point Area Public School District
County
PORTAGE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
700
Classroom Teachers
51

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Wisconsin

6

(10 is best)

Better than 56.3% of all WI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

P J Jacobs Junior High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
57%
53%
50%
52%
64%
54%
57%
53%
50%
52%
64%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
58%
52%
54%
51%
62%
54%
58%
52%
54%
51%
62%
54%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 242 34.6%
Grade 8 225 32.1%
Grade 9 233 33.3%
Total 700 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 82.6% 80.1% 70.0%
Black 3.5% 2.3% 9.3%
Hispanic 8.1% 10.1% 14.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.2% 6.9% 4.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.5% 1.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 34.0% 39.2% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 30.6% 33.9% 36.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.4% 5.3% 4.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 56,851 5,910,955
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 154.7 108
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.7% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.7% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.0% 31.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.1% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 16.5% 18.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 23,921 2,446,028
Single Parent Households With Children 7.6% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 94.8% 93.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 36.1% 32.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.2% 17.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.5% 18.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.9% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.0% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.9% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.3% 10.2%
$15,000 or less 6.2% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,373 $58,447,000 45.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $629 $4,389,000 3.4%
Staff $698 $4,873,000 3.8%
General Administration $362 $2,527,000 1.9%
School Administration $690 $4,813,000 3.7%
Operation $1,275 $8,902,000 6.9%
Transportation $504 $3,516,000 2.7%
Other $830 $5,790,000 4.5%
Total Support $4,987 $34,810,000 26.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,216 $36,407,000 28.1%
Total Expenditures $18,577 $129,664,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,396 $6,839,279,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $819 $667,292,000 4.6%
Staff $911 $742,104,000 5.2%
General Administration $322 $262,293,000 1.8%
School Administration $734 $597,863,000 4.2%
Operation $1,482 $1,207,516,000 8.4%
Transportation $582 $473,921,000 3.3%
Other $801 $652,183,000 4.5%
Total Support $5,651 $4,603,172,000 32.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,628 $2,954,814,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $17,675 $14,397,265,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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