425 W. Washington St., Monticello, Florida. County/parish: Jefferson.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 25, 1999. NRIS 99000373.
1 contributing building. 1 contributing structure.Also known as:
Jefferson County Middle / High School (JCMHS) is a public school in unincorporated Jefferson County, Florida, with a Monticello postal address. A part of Jefferson County Schools, it serves grades 6 - 12. The school's mascot is a tiger and the school colors are orange and blue. It is at 50 David Road, 4 miles (6.4 km) south of the center of Monticello. The school was formerly housed in the historic Jefferson Academy building, opened in 1852 in the first brick school building in Florida. Minority enrollment at Jefferson County Middle / High School is about 340 and 84 percent minority. It was operated by Somerset Academy Inc. for five years. The student body is majority-minority, about 60 percent African American.
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