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Breathitt County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Jackson.

Jackson’s School Grade D better than 12% of Kentucky school districts

Students
1,671
Schools
6
Spent per student
$15,523
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Debt
$19.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Breathitt County School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 9% of Kentucky districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Spends 5% more per student than the KY average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 7.6% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $19.6M, about $11,702 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 9% of the 172 Kentucky school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
DJackson 2,054

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Jackson. Grade by grade →

PK–122 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency29%
State average 37.8% · 872 students tested
Reading / language arts32%
State average 44.7% · 873 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 91.4% · 123 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,523 per student · 5% above KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 42%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 53%Federal 32%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,553’20
1,482’21
1,469’22
1,720’23
1,671’24

Up 7.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 97%Hispanic 1%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools.

Breathitt Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Jackson
371 students16:1
Highland-Turner Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Booneville
A+
184 students14:1
Sebastian Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Jackson
D
393 students18:1
Breathitt Regional School
High · Grades 6–12 · Jackson
36 students18:1
Breathitt Learning Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Jackson
18 students9:1
Breathitt County High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Jackson
C+
669 students16:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Kentucky.