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Enrollment
453
Combined
STATE 202
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JENKINS INDEPENDENT·NCES 210300001642
Jenkins Independent School
9409 Highway 805, Jenkins, KY 41537 · (606) 832-2184 · Letcher County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
30 FTE teachers
STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
353 students
STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 21 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 29 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 29 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (30).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
41.6%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
24.4%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Jenkins Independent School
Jenkins Independent School's state test result (34.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins Independent School this school | 453 | 77.9% | 34.2% |
| Pineville Independent School Pineville | 531 | 83.1% | 47.4% |
| Buckhorn School Buckhorn | 320 | 80.9% | 48.7% |
| Robertson County School Mount Olivet | 453 | 66.9% | 32.9% |
| Williamsburg City School Williamsburg | 833 | 81.8% | 33.0% |
| Barbourville City School Barbourville | 755 | 68.6% | 51.9% |
Matched among Kentucky K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Jenkins Independent School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #10 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #13 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #9 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #6 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #8 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.2% | #11 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.9% | #5 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.7% | #6 of 8 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
453
+43 (+10%) vs 2020
+59% since 2000-01, when it was 285
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 453 | 30 | 15.1:1 | 78% (353) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 36 | 13.4:1 | 81% (392) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 27 | 17.6:1 | 78% (369) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 28 | 14.6:1 | 86% (351) |
| 2017-18 | 437 | 28 | 15.6:1 | 82% (360) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 35 | 13.4:1 | 82% (383) |
| 2010-11 | 587 | 42 | 14.0:1 | 77% (451) |
| 2000-01 | 285 | 21 | 13.6:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jenkins Independent School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (437 to 453); teachers up 7% (28 to 30).
About Jenkins Independent School
Jenkins Independent School, located in Jenkins, Kentucky, is a large combined-grade school. The school counts 453 students across pre-K through 12. The school's enrollment is 124% above the 202 average for combined schools in Kentucky.
Federal records list Jenkins Independent as the district for Jenkins Independent School.
Most students at Jenkins Independent School are White: 97% of enrollment. For comparison, Letcher County is about 97% White. By the diversity index, Jenkins Independent School comes in at 5%.
Teachers at the school number 30 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.1:1. Among combined schools in Kentucky, the typical ratio is 17.7:1. The school's lunch program data list 78% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 70% for public schools in Letcher County.
Compared with Kentucky schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Jenkins Independent School's results are 1.9 points below predicted: 34.2% against 36.1%.
County data help place the school in context: in Letcher County, median household income is about $41,793, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 18%. Jenkins Independent School is among the 11 public schools in Letcher County.
The school nearest to Jenkins Independent School is Fleming Neon Middle School, at a distance of about 4.3 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Jenkins Independent School ranks 7th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Jenkins Independent School is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 410 to 453.
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Letcher County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,808
Census ACS
Median income
$41,793
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,882 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Fleming Neon Middle School4.3 mi · 131
- J.W. Adams Combined4.3 mi · 523
- Martha Jane Potter Elementary School5.3 mi · 273
- Letcher County Central High School8.5 mi · 692
- Dorton Elementary School8.8 mi · 263
- Letcher County Alternative Education Ctr9.5 mi · 2
Frequently asked questions
About Jenkins Independent SchoolHow many students attend Jenkins Independent School?
Jenkins Independent School enrolls approximately 453 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Jenkins Independent School serve?
Jenkins Independent School serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jenkins Independent School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jenkins Independent School is approximately 15.1:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jenkins Independent School?
At Jenkins Independent School, the student body is approximately 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is Jenkins Independent School public or private?
Jenkins Independent School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jenkins Independent.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.