Breathitt County School District

Public Grades PK–12 C-School Grade

Public schools for Jackson.

At a glance

1,671Students enrolled

6Schools

$15,523Spent per student

16:1Student–teacher ratio

73%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Jackson

Grades PK–2

Breathitt Elementary371 students · JacksonThis district

Grades 3–6

Sebastian Elementary School393 students · JacksonThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs KY

Math proficiency21%

State average 29.6%

Reading / language arts33%

State average 41.3%

Graduation rate (4-year)92%

State average 91.8%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$15,523

per student each year · 5% above the KY average

Spending

Classroom instruction50%

Support & administration42%

Other7%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)15%

State53%

Federal32%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,553’20

1,482’21

1,469’22

1,720’23

1,671’24

Students

White · 97%1,626

Hispanic · 1%23

Black · 1%17

Asian · 0%3

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

Two or more races · 0%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools6 in district

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Sebastian Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 3–6 · 393 students · Jackson

C-Public 📚

Breathitt ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–2 · 371 students · Jackson

Public 📚

Highland-Turner Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 184 students · Booneville

A+Public 🏫

Breathitt County High SchoolHigh · Grades 7–12 · 669 students · Jackson

C+Public 🏫

Breathitt Regional SchoolHigh · Grades 6–12 · 36 students · Jackson

D-Public 🏫

Breathitt Learning AcademyHigh · Grades 6–12 · 18 students · Jackson

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.