Breathitt Learning Academy

Breathitt Learning Academy is a tiny 9-12 campus in Jackson, Kentucky, one of the schools within Breathitt County. The school serves 18 students in grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 97% smaller than the state mean of about 558.

Within Breathitt County, which oversees 6 schools and 1,671 students, Breathitt Learning Academy is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Breathitt Learning Academy reports that White students make up the majority at 72%; the rest comes out to 22% Black, 6% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 96%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Breathitt Learning Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 67% of students at Breathitt Learning Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Breathitt County indicate median household earnings sit near $34,808, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 28%. Breathitt Learning Academy is one of 9 public schools in Breathitt County (combined enrollment of about 2,042 students).

Breathitt Regional School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Breathitt Learning Academy operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Breathitt Learning Academy's enrollment has ticked down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 19 (now 18). Over the same period, the White share ticked up from 32% to 72%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.