📍 901 Union Mill Rd, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, 40356
East Jessamine Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Nicholasville, Jessamine County. The school has 936 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jessamine County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Jessamine Middle School enrolls 936 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 58 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 9.6% Hispanic or Latino and 7.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 710 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 90 | 9.6% |
| Black or African American | 74 | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
524 of the school's 936 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 512 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
East Jessamine Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-60, state senate district 22, state house district 39.
East Jessamine Middle School is one of 14 schools in Jessamine County, based in Nicholasville, Kentucky. The district serves 8,331 students district-wide and employs 574 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 936 students, East Jessamine Middle School is larger than the district average of about 595 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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