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Schools in McKee

McKee’s public schools

Jackson County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for McKee. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Kentucky’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Kentucky’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▼ 7% vs KY $14.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.3
KY 15.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
1,296 students on the public path
In brief

McKee’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of McKee’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools. McKee Elementary School places highest (better than 94%); Jackson County Middle School lowest (21%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in McKee, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5McKee Elementary SchoolJackson County School DistrictA
6–8Jackson County Middle SchoolJackson County School DistrictC−
9–12Jackson County High SchoolJackson County School DistrictC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Jackson County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Jackson County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 1,997 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (KY 15.4)
$13,736KY $14,752 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 44.7% · 941 students tested
Math34%
State average 37.8% · 938 students tested

McKee vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kentucky towns that share McKee’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
McKee—Jackson County

Every school in McKee

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in McKeeby address
McKee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
391 students13:1Rate it →
Jackson County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C−
369 students15:1Rate it →
Jackson County High School
High · Grades 9–12
C+
536 students15:1Rate it →

Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Jackson Area Technology Center and Jackson Co Schools Learning Center).

Questions about McKee’s schools

Are McKee’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for McKee. Jackson County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for McKee. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is McKee in?

Jackson County School District.

Where do McKee kids go to high school?

Jackson County High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.