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Jamestown, KY
Public School Ratings




Jamestown 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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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


Russell County School District details

Russell County School District
404 S Main St
Jamestown, KY 42629

2,943 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Russell County School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Kentucky

8

(10 is best)

Better than 77.2% of all KY school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 61.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
41%
49%
45%
45%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Jamestown Elementary School
342 S. Main Street
Jamestown, KY, 42629
PK-05
Russell County High School
2166 S Hwy 127
Russell Springs, KY, 42642
09-12
Russell County Middle School
2258 S Hwy 127
Russell Springs, KY, 42642
06-08
Russell Springs Elementary School
1554 N Hwy 127
Russell Springs, KY, 42642
PK-05
Salem Elementary School
1409 S Hwy 76
Russell Springs, KY, 42642
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 84.8% 77.4%
Black 0.6% 11.4%
Hispanic 13.3% 8.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.8% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 68.3% 56.7%
Free lunch eligible 64.2% 53.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.1% 3.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,060 $18,870,840 44.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $535 $1,665,990 3.9%
Staff $429 $1,335,906 3.1%
General Administration $244 $759,816 1.8%
School Administration $482 $1,500,948 3.5%
Operation $682 $2,123,748 5.0%
Transportation $673 $2,095,722 4.9%
Other $323 $1,005,822 2.3%
Total Support $3,369 $10,491,066 24.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,343 $13,524,102 31.5%
Total Expenditures $13,772 $42,886,008 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,046 $4,609,602,067 50.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $619 $405,005,201 4.5%
Staff $645 $421,785,988 4.7%
General Administration $263 $172,079,193 1.9%
School Administration $721 $471,575,432 5.2%
Operation $989 $646,782,713 7.1%
Transportation $657 $429,660,080 4.7%
Other $330 $215,939,607 2.4%
Total Support $4,223 $2,762,921,742 30.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,560 $1,674,996,930 18.5%
Total Expenditures $13,829 $9,047,659,705 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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