Jackson County High School

Set in McKee, Kentucky, Jackson County High School is a mid-tier secondary school, operated by Jackson County. It hosts 536 students across grades 9 through 12.

Across the 8 schools in Jackson County (1,997 students total), Jackson County High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Jackson County High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%). That composition is broadly in line with Jackson County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Jackson County High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.6%; this one delivers 41.3%.

In the area at large, census data for Jackson County shows median household income runs about $40,000, about 9% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Jackson County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,997 students), of which Jackson County High School is one.

McKee Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Jackson County High School comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 54.2%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Jackson County High School's enrollment has fell 12% since 2018, when it stood at 610 (now 536).

On the community side, members of the Jackson County High School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.