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C+

Jackson County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves McKee.

McKee’s Schools page →

Students
1,997
Schools
8
Spent per student
$13,736
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
Debt
$6.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Jackson County School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 43% of Kentucky districts
  • Spends 7% less per student than the KY average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $6.8M, about $3,410 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 43% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
McKee 822

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for McKee. Grade by grade →

PK–5McKee Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Jackson County Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Jackson County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency34%
State average 37.8% · 938 students tested
Reading / language arts45%
State average 44.7% · 941 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 91.4% · 106 in the class

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
$13,736 per student · 7% below KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 30%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 14%State 61%Federal 25%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,055’20
2,041’21
2,053’22
2,022’23
1,997’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 97%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Tyner Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tyner
B−
393 students15:1
McKee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · McKee
A
391 students13:1
Sand Gap Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sandgap
B
286 students14:1
Jackson County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · McKee
C−
369 students15:1
Barnabus Home Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Annville
5 students5:1
Jackson Co Schools Learning Center
High · Grades 7–12 · Mc Kee
7 students8:1
Jackson County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · McKee
C+
536 students15:1
Barnabus Home High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Annville
10 students20:1

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.