📍 9409 Highway 805, Jenkins, Letcher County, 41537
Jenkins Independent School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Jenkins, Letcher County. The school has 475 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jenkins Independent school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jenkins Independent School enrolls 475 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
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 | 466 | 98% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
369 of the school's 475 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 367 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jenkins Independent 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 29, state house district 94.
Jenkins Independent School is one of 1 schools in Jenkins Independent, based in Jenkins, Kentucky. The district serves 453 students district-wide and employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 475 students, Jenkins Independent School is close to the district average of about 453 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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