Jefferson County School District
Public
Grades PK–12 C+School Grade
Public schools for Fayette.
At a glance
1,083Students enrolled
5Schools
$15,065Spent per student
13:1Student–teacher ratio
100%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Fayette
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 MS
Math proficiency7%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts13%
State average 34.8%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 87.8%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$15,065
per student each year · 22% above the MS average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
729’20
699’21
737’22
1,045’23
1,083’24
Students
Black · 82%886
Two or more races · 18%192
White · 0%4
Asian · 0%1
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools5 in district
Jefferson County ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 512 students · Fayette
D-PublicJefferson County Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 240 students · Fayette
PublicJefferson County HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 331 students · Fayette
CPublicFAYETTE VOC CENTERHigh · Grades 7–12 · Fayette
PublicJEFFERSON COUNTY ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLOther · Grades 1–12 · Fayette
PublicSchool 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.