Jackson County Middle School

Set in McKee, Kentucky, Jackson County Middle School is a low-enrollment intermediate school, one of the schools within Jackson County. It educates 369 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 34% below the state mean of about 558.

Jackson County Middle School is one of 8 schools operated by Jackson County, a district that caters to 1,997 students overall.

On demographics, Jackson County Middle School records that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That composition is broadly in line with Jackson County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Jackson County Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.9%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Jackson County indicate median household income runs about $40,000, roughly 9% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Jackson County Middle School is one of 9 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 1,997 students).

Jackson Co Schools Learning Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jackson County Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 56.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 19%: 458 students in 2018 compared to 369 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.