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Jackson, KY
Public School Ratings




Jackson Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Breathitt County School District details

Breathitt County School District
420 Court Street
Jackson, KY 41339

1,720 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Breathitt County School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Kentucky

2

(10 is best)

Better than 14.5% of all KY school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Better than 27.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
43%
35%
47%
31%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Breathitt County High School
2307 Bobcat Lane
Jackson, KY, 41339
07-12
Breathitt Elementary School
90 Lbj Road
Jackson, KY, 41339
PK-02
Breathitt Learning Academy School
2665 Hwy 30 W
Jackson, KY, 41339
06-12
Breathitt Regional School
2725 Hwy 30 W
Jackson, KY, 41339
06-12
Highland-Turner Elementary School
10355 Hwy 30 W
Booneville, KY, 41314
PK-06
Marie Roberts-Caney Elementary School
115 Red Skin Run
Lost Creek, KY, 41348
M-M
Sebastian Elementary School
244 Lbj Road
Jackson, KY, 41339
03-06

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 97.6% 75.7%
Black 0.8% 11.5%
Hispanic 1.5% 10.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 74.0% 58.7%
Free lunch eligible 72.3% 56.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.7% 2.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,347 $14,357,000 40.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $813 $1,398,000 3.9%
Staff $994 $1,710,000 4.8%
General Administration $577 $992,000 2.8%
School Administration $621 $1,068,000 3.0%
Operation $1,251 $2,151,000 6.0%
Transportation $1,042 $1,792,000 5.0%
Other $284 $489,000 1.4%
Total Support $5,581 $9,600,000 26.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,819 $11,729,000 32.9%
Total Expenditures $20,748 $35,686,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,910 $5,200,739,000 51.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $727 $477,948,000 4.7%
Staff $736 $484,166,000 4.8%
General Administration $291 $191,384,000 1.9%
School Administration $768 $504,692,000 5.0%
Operation $1,171 $769,813,000 7.6%
Transportation $725 $476,816,000 4.7%
Other $397 $260,689,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,815 $3,165,508,000 31.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,706 $1,779,038,000 17.5%
Total Expenditures $15,431 $10,145,285,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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