North Jackson USD 335

[1] The district includes the communities of Circleville, Netawaka, Soldier, Whiting, and nearby rural areas.

The site of the current high school previous housed a command center and one of the nine Atlas nuclear missiles assigned to Forbes Air Base from 1961 until its closure in 1964 and then sat empty for five years.

A patron, Duane Wilson, then purchased the retired base from the federal government for the sum of $1.00 on behalf of the new Jackson Heights school district.

[3][4] In 1975, the construction of a second building was completed to accommodate the district's elementary and middle school students.

[citation needed] With the passage of a $3 million bond issue on November 13, 2007, the construction of new classrooms and overall facilities improvements began at Jackson Heights High School.