📍 9600 Old Six Mile Lane, Jeffersontown, Jefferson County, 40299
Jeffersontown High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Jeffersontown, Jefferson County. The school has 943 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 64.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers 16 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jeffersontown High enrolls 943 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 64.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 37% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 376 | 40% |
| Black or African American | 351 | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 128 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 59 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 27 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
540 of the school's 943 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 509 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jeffersontown High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-30, state senate district 20, state house district 31.
Jeffersontown High is one of 168 schools in Jefferson County, based in Louisville, Kentucky. The district serves 95,180 students district-wide and employs 6,052 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 943 students, Jeffersontown High is larger than the district average of about 567 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large