Career Development Center
2703 First Avenue, Jackson, MS, 39209-6294 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Career Development Center
School Level High school
School Type Vocational school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Hinds County, MS
Students & Faculty
Total Students n/a
% Male / % Female n/a
Total Classroom Teachers 21 teachers
Students by Grade
n/a
This School
(MS) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio n/a 1:17
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(MS) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian n/a n/a
% Hispanic n/a 1%
% Black n/a 52%
% White n/a 45%
Additional Student Information
This School
(MS) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch n/a 58%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch n/a 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(MS) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Jackson Public Dist School District
This School's Agency
(MS) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 61 6
Number of Students Managed 32,538 students 2,328 students
District Total Revenue $242,274,000 $17,470,000
District Expenditure $246,661,000 $17,333,000
District Revenue / Student $7,446 $7,504
District Expenditure / Student $7,581 $7,445
District Graduation Rates 70% 59%
In the News:
  • International Education Officials Visit Jackson (WAPT Jackson)
    posted on October 16, 2009 at 05:23:44 pm
    Education representatives from around the world visit the Jackson Public School District's Career Development Center.
  • Harlem Crowns show off special brand of B-Ball (Kern Valley Sun)
    posted on September 24, 2009 at 06:46:29 pm
    Pete KlecknerSpecial to the Sun If, as Benjamin Franklin said, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” the Owens Valley Career Development Center (OVCDC) is all in favor of it.
  • College grads finding job search tough, but not impossible (The Canton Repository)
    posted on June 27, 2009 at 10:12:47 pm
    For many college graduates with ties to Stark County, it’s been tough to find a job in the midst of the worst recession in decades. But the task is not impossible, and some local grads have been successful.
  • METRO BUSINESS CALENDAR (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
    posted on April 20, 2009 at 04:11:42 am
    CAREERS MONDAY, APRIL 20 Career-Prospectors, http://www.career-prospectors.com, a job-search networking group, meets every Monday at 7:30 a.m. in the conference room at Long & Foster, 9321 Midlothian Turnpike. Details: Michael Soden, (804) 594-7065, or Fred Carreras, (804) 378-2021.  MONDAY, APRIL 27 The University of Richmond Career Development Center sponsors a program to help job seekers ...
  • Complete Metro Business Calendar (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
    posted on April 17, 2009 at 08:39:38 pm
    CAREERS MONDAY, APRIL 20 Career-Prospectors, http://www.career-prospectors.com, a job-search networking group, meets every Monday at 7:30 a.m. in the conference room at Long & Foster, 9321 Midlothian Turnpike. Details: Michael Soden, (804) 594-7065, or Fred Carreras, (804) 378-2021. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 Capital Area Training Consortium-Area Workforce Center meets at 11 a.m., CATC-Henrico, 5410 ...
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (39209)
School Zip (39209)
(MS) State Average
Population (Approximate) 34,755 people 2,619,126 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 22% 18%
Population Average Age 27 years old 33 years old
Average Household size 3.0 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $25,362 $31,745
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.1 rooms 5.3 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 42 years old 33 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (39209)


Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 55% / 45% 69% / 31%
School Map:
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2. Hill High School - 1222 students - 1.3 mi. away - view location
3. Lanier High School - 871 students - 1.6 mi. away - view location
4. Wingfield High School - 1119 students - 2.0 mi. away - view location
5. Bailey Magnet School - 547 students - 3.1 mi. away - view location
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