📍 560 Educational Mt. Drive, McKee, Jackson County, 40447
Jackson County High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in McKee, Jackson County. The school has 546 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jackson County High School enrolls 546 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 536 | 98% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
354 of the school's 546 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 337 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jackson County High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-50, state senate district 21, state house district 89.
Jackson County High School is one of 8 schools in Jackson County, based in McKee, Kentucky. The district serves 1,997 students district-wide and employs 143 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 546 students, Jackson County High School is larger than the district average of about 250 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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