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Jackson Independent School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Jackson.

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

Students
371
Schools
1
Spent per student
$14,565
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Debt
$2.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Jackson Independent School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 59% of Kentucky districts
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 14.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2.2M, about $6,030 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 59% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B
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 schoolsBreathitt County School District

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35–39%
State average 37.8% · 154 students tested
Reading / language arts45–49%
State average 44.7% · 154 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–100%
State average 91.4% · 16 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$14,565 per student · 1% below KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 24%Other 12%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 62%Federal 23%

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

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

Enrollment over time
324’20
324’21
349’22
356’23
371’24

Up 14.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 98%Asian 1%Hispanic <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

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

Jackson City School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Jackson
B−
371 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.