Sebastian Elementary School

Sebastian Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary campus in Jackson, Kentucky, one of the schools within Breathitt County. Current enrollment sits at 393 students spanning grades 3 through 6.

Breathitt County runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 1,671 students. Sebastian Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Sebastian Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%); the rest consists of 3% Hispanic. Compared to Breathitt County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Sebastian Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sebastian Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.7%; this one delivers 32.7%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Breathitt County put median household income runs about $34,808, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 28%. In all, Breathitt County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,042 students), of which Sebastian Elementary School is one.

Breathitt Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sebastian Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.0%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sebastian Elementary School has contracted 32%, going from 581 students in 2018 to 393 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

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