Total enrollment
8,331
+124 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
14 schools in Jessamine County
Kentucky · 8,331 students · 2 cities
Public K-12 enrollment in Jessamine County totals about 8,331 students across 14 schools (an average of 595 students per school).
4-year change in Jessamine County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Jessamine County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kentucky | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #55 of 139 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 8,331 | #14 of 158 | #1,129 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 13 | #22 of 158 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #65 of 158 | #5,585 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 55.9% | #115 of 158 | #3,352 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.0% | #33 of 137 | #3,902 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Jessamine County
State test results across the district's 10 scored schools run from Wilmore Elementary School at 59.1% proficient to East Jessamine High School at 36.3%, a gap of 22.8 points. That is the 50th widest gap among 101 Kentucky districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 12 district schools that reported both years went from 8,341 to 8,324 students (unchanged) and from 495 to 549 full-time teachers (up 11%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Jessamine High School | Nicholasville | High | 09-12 | 1,272 |
| East Jessamine High School | Nicholasville | High | 09-12 | 1,222 |
| East Jessamine Middle School | Nicholasville | Middle | 06-08 | 944 |
| West Jessamine Middle School | Nicholasville | Middle | 06-08 | 887 |
| Jessamine Early Learning Village | Nicholasville | Elementary | PK-KG | 785 |
| Hattie C. Warner Elementary School | Nicholasville | Elementary | 01-05 | 570 |
| Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School | Nicholasville | Elementary | 01-05 | 542 |
| Red Oak Elementary School | Nicholasville | Elementary | 01-05 | 519 |
| Brookside Elementary School | Nicholasville | Elementary | 01-05 | 515 |
| Wilmore Elementary School | Wilmore | Elementary | 01-05 | 473 |
| Nicholasville Elementary School | Nicholasville | Elementary | 01-05 | 465 |
| The Providence School | Wilmore | High | 06-12 | 130 |
| Ashgrove Academy | Nicholasville | High | 06-12 | 7 |
| Jessamine Career and Technology Center | Nicholasville | High | 09-12 | 0 |
About Jessamine County
As a rural-scale district in Kentucky, Jessamine County instructs 8,331 students across 14 schools.
Looking at the level breakdown, Jessamine County spans 7 elementary, 2 middle, and 5 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 595 in this district, above the Kentucky typical of 467.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Jessamine County has stayed largely flat since SY 2020-21, moving from about 8,207 students to 8,331.
On this page, the community for Jessamine County discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.