Breathitt Regional School

Set in Jackson, Kentucky, Breathitt Regional School is a tiny secondary school, one of the schools within Breathitt County. It teaches 36 students across grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 558 students per school, that is 94% below typical.

Across the 6 schools in Breathitt County (1,671 students total), Breathitt Regional School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Breathitt Regional School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Beyond that, the school lists 14% Black, 3% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 96%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.0:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Breathitt County (around 71%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Breathitt County shows 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 Regional School is one of 9 public schools in Breathitt County (combined enrollment of about 2,042 students).

Breathitt Learning Academy 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 Regional School operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Breathitt Regional School's enrollment has increased 125% since 2018, when it stood at 16 (now 36). Over the same period, the Black share climbed from 6% to 14%. Class-load math has widened: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 in 2025.

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