Jacksonville High School (Jacksonville, Texas)

Jacksonville High School is a 5A public high school located in Jacksonville, Texas, United States. It is part of the Jacksonville Independent School District located in north central Cherokee County. For the 2021–22 school year, the school was given a "B" by the Texas Education Agency.^[2]

Jacksonville High School
Address
1210 Corinth Road Jacksonville , Texas 75766-0631 United States
Coordinates	31.9533°N 95.2512°W / 31.9533; -95.2512
Information
School type	Public high school
School district	Jacksonville Independent School District
Principal	Jodi Alderete
Staff	86.73 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,364 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.73[1]
Color(s)	Royal Blue and Gold
Athletics conference	UIL District 17 Class 5A
Mascot	Fightin' Indians/Maidens
Website	https://jhs.jisd.org/

Current

Jacksonville High School has recently undergone the first major construction since the late '50s and is now more open to accommodate for the recent switch to a 5A public high school.

Athletics

The Jacksonville Indians compete in the following sports:^[3]

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Football
• Golf
• Powerlifting
• Soccer
• Softball
• Tennis
• Track and Field
• Volleyball

Football

Jacksonville and rival Nacogdoches played in the longest high-school football game in history, a 12-overtime affair in 2010 which resulted in Jacksonville winning 84-81.^[4] Only four years later the two would play a (short, by comparison) five-overtime game, with Jacksonville again winning, this time 85-79.^[5]

State Titles

• Boys Basketball - ^[6]
  • 1956(2A)
• One Act Play - ^[7]
  • 1952(1A), 1956(1A), 1960(3A)
• Honor Band (Texas Music Educators Association) -
  • 1984-1985 school year(4A)

Notable alumni

• Jerry Aldridge, former NFL running back
• Kevin Aldridge, former NFL defensive end
• Toby Gowin, former NFL punter
• Marshall Johnson, former NFL wide receiver
• Pete Lammons, former NFL tight end
• Margo Martindale, Emmy-winning actress of stage, TV shows, and films
• Josh McCown, NFL quarterback
• Luke McCown, former NFL quarterback
• Neal McCoy, country music singer
• James Noble, former NFL wide receiver
• Lee Ann Womack, country music singer
• Grady Nutt, Christian minister and humorist
• Deborah Yates, Tony Award-nominated actress and dancer