Jackson City School

Summary:

Jackson City School is an alternative public school serving grades PK-12 in Jackson, Kentucky, with 349 students. The school is part of the Jackson Independent school district and has a strong 95.2% four-year graduation rate, significantly higher than the state average.

Jackson City School outperforms the state average in several key academic areas, including 81% proficiency in ACT English (compared to 44% statewide) and 67% proficiency in ACT Reading (compared to 42% statewide). However, the school struggles in some areas, such as 10th grade math (13% proficiency vs. 36% statewide) and 8th grade math (25% proficiency vs. 37% statewide). The school serves a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 58-61% over the past three years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Despite these challenges, Jackson City School spends between $12,786 and $13,620 per student, higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby Dessie Scott School and Buckhorn School, Jackson City School generally outperforms these schools in academic performance, particularly in English and reading. However, Buckhorn School has a higher four-year graduation rate of 96.7%, and Dessie Scott School has a much lower student-teacher ratio of 7.3, compared to Jackson City School's 15.8. These comparisons provide valuable insights into the school's relative strengths and areas for improvement as it serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges.


Detail:

Public, Alternative PK, KG-12

 940 Highland Ave
       Jackson, KY  41339


(606) 666-5164

District: Jackson Independent

SchoolDigger Rank:
268th of 685 Kentucky Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,546 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  16.1 Help
Number of students:  356

Racial breakdown:

White:
98.0%
Asian:
1.1%
Hispanic:
0.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  59% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Jackson City School ranks better than 60.9% of elementary schools in Kentucky. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.31. (See more...)
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Compare Details Jackson City School ranks better than 64.8% of middle schools in Kentucky. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.5. (See more...)
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Compare Details Jackson City School ranks better than 84.5% of high schools in Kentucky. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 75.91. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Jackson City School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (98%), Asian (1.1%), Hispanic (0.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 59% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Jackson City School is 16.1. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Jackson City School is $15,546.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Jackson City School:

SchoolDigger ranks Jackson City School 268th of 685 Kentucky public elementary schools. (See Jackson City School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Jackson City School 114th of 324 Kentucky public middle schools. (See Jackson City School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Jackson City School 45th of 290 Kentucky public high schools. (See Jackson City School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Jackson City School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Jackson City School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 79.13 102nd 638 84.0%
2008 68.87 187th 651 71.3%
2009 29.14 512th 658 22.2%
2010 49.96 368th 683 46.1%
2011 33.77 508th 688 26.2%
2012 48.23 376th 713 47.3%
2013 59.53 260th 719 63.8%
2014 47.69 384th 705 45.5%
2015 51.04 348th 698 50.1%
2016 40.49 442nd 690 35.9%
2017 33.52 511th 694 26.4%
2018 39.73 442nd 691 36.0%
2019 43.35 440th 700 37.1%
2022 52.35 295th 684 56.9%
2023 40.82 409th 687 40.5%
2024 58.31 268th 685 60.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Jackson City School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 31.21 516th 661 21.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Jackson City School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.61 472nd 631 25.2%
2019 36.01 473rd 664 28.8%
2022 27.05 520th 667 22.0%
2023 45.99 345th 670 48.5%
2024 56.88 245th 665 63.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Jackson City School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.12 408th 663 38.5%
2019 38.84 468th 671 30.3%
2023 31.42 466th 639 27.1%
2024 45.11 344th 644 46.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Jackson City School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.83 400th 665 39.8%
2019 45.72 406th 676 39.9%
2022 48.16 318th 657 51.6%
2023 57.37 252nd 652 61.3%
2024 61.26 213th 652 67.3%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Jackson City School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.84 360th 593 39.3%
2019 36.43 416th 592 29.7%
2022 46.15 334th 656 49.1%
2023 35.49 427th 658 35.1%
2024 49.37 310th 659 53.0%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Jackson City School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Jackson City School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 96.44 5th 284 98.2%
2008 82.34 37th 287 87.1%
2009 89.48 15th 289 94.8%
2010 84.13 27th 299 91.0%
2011 94.69 5th 304 98.4%
2012 69.39 72nd 319 77.4%
2013 73.72 57th 335 83.0%
2014 66.63 85th 335 74.6%
2015 75.10 48th 337 85.8%
2016 61.60 116th 331 65.0%
2017 67.73 81st 330 75.5%
2018 68.40 78th 322 75.8%
2019 80.11 37th 335 89.0%
2022 50.52 140th 320 56.3%
2023 57.78 127th 327 61.2%
2024 58.50 114th 324 64.8%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Jackson City School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.54 174th 285 38.9%
2019 66.92 64th 303 78.9%
2022 46.91 153rd 310 50.6%
2023 70.39 65th 309 79.0%
2024 64.98 81st 311 74.0%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Jackson City School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.27 45th 290 84.5%
2019 76.80 39th 299 87.0%
2022 27.69 233rd 299 22.1%
2024 43.71 162nd 300 46.0%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Jackson City School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.75 139th 293 52.6%
2019 63.76 89th 303 70.6%
2022 60.06 96th 304 68.4%
2023 62.24 96th 307 68.7%
2024 64.80 90th 304 70.4%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Jackson City School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.31 33rd 253 87.0%
2022 47.12 155th 314 50.6%
2023 52.31 138th 320 56.9%
2024 52.85 130th 316 58.9%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Jackson City School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 71.00 47th 217 78.3%
2008 90.89 15th 217 93.1%
2009 85.77 16th 217 92.6%
2010 79.09 28th 223 87.4%
2011 56.19 84th 226 62.8%
2012 92.66 11th 229 95.2%
2013 96.82 3rd 291 99.0%
2014 91.72 10th 290 96.6%
2015 87.43 12th 295 95.9%
2016 88.78 14th 288 95.1%
2017 79.77 33rd 287 88.5%
2018 91.49 15th 271 94.5%
2019 97.70 3rd 285 98.9%
2021 87.71 15th 267 94.4%
2022 80.05 27th 271 90.0%
2023 86.29 15th 276 94.6%
2024 75.91 45th 290 84.5%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Jackson City School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.00 18th 232 92.2%
2022 88.16 12th 266 95.5%
2023 95.65 4th 272 98.5%
2024 98.25 1st 274 99.6%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Jackson City School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 99.26 1st 236 99.6%
2023 84.49 18th 253 92.9%
2024 69.61 61st 261 76.6%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Jackson City School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 80.00 28th 238 88.2%
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Rank History for high school White students at Jackson City School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.18 23rd 198 88.4%
2019 95.21 3rd 219 98.6%
2021 90.77 13th 203 93.6%
2022 69.62 44th 260 83.1%
2023 79.02 31st 264 88.3%
2024 83.86 24th 273 91.2%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Kentucky Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Jackson City School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1999 363 2 7 1 0 n/a n/a 0 373
2000 405 2 9 3 0 n/a n/a 0 419
2001 448 0 8 1 0 n/a n/a 0 457
2002 570 2 8 0 0 n/a n/a 0 580
2003 570 2 8 0 0 n/a n/a 0 580
2004 593 3 7 0 0 n/a n/a 0 603
2005 540 3 7 0 0 n/a n/a 0 550
2006 468 2 12 0 0 n/a n/a 0 482
2007 392 2 9 1 0 n/a n/a 2 406
2008 426 2 4 2 0 n/a n/a 2 436
2009 396 2 3 2 0 n/a n/a 1 404
2010 417 2 3 3 0 n/a n/a 2 427
2011 419 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 428
2012 419 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 428
2013 420 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 430
2014 388 7 6 2 0 0 0 0 403
2015 379 6 8 1 0 0 0 0 394
2016 351 4 7 1 0 0 1 0 364
2017 343 0 6 1 0 0 2 0 352
2018 348 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 354
2019 339 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 344
2020 324 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 332
2021 318 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 324
2022 318 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 324
2023 342 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 349
2024 349 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 356

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Jackson City School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1999 373 20.4 18.6 74
2000 419 21.9 19.2 69.5
2001 457 19.2 23.8 70.2
2002 580 27.0 21.5 99.5
2003 580 27.0 21.5 99.5
2004 603 32.5 18.6 n/a
2005 550 31.5 17.5 n/a
2006 482 29.0 16.6 54.4
2007 406 23.0 17.7 61.9
2008 436 24.0 18.2 59.7
2009 404 23.0 17.6 58.8
2010 427 25.1 17.0 69.2
2011 428 26.0 16.4 63.3
2012 428 25.0 17.1 55.8
2013 430 25.0 17.2 59.8
2014 403 23.0 17.5 59.8
2015 394 23.0 17.1 62.2
2016 364 22.0 16.5 62.1
2017 352 22.0 16.0 48.3
2018 354 21.8 16.2 51.7
2019 344 20.0 17.2 59.6
2020 332 18.0 18.4 58.7
2021 324 20.0 16.2 61.1
2022 324 21.0 15.4 58.3
2023 349 22.0 15.8 61
2024 356 22.0 16.1 59

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Jackson City School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1999 373 20.4 18.6 74
2000 419 21.9 19.2 69.5
2001 457 19.2 23.8 70.2
2002 580 27.0 21.5 99.5
2003 580 27.0 21.5 99.5
2004 603 32.5 18.6 n/a
2005 550 31.5 17.5 n/a
2006 482 29.0 16.6 54.4
2007 406 23.0 17.7 61.9
2008 436 24.0 18.2 59.7
2009 404 23.0 17.6 58.8
2010 427 25.1 17.0 69.2
2011 428 26.0 16.4 63.3
2012 428 25.0 17.1 55.8
2013 430 25.0 17.2 59.8
2014 403 23.0 17.5 59.8
2015 394 23.0 17.1 62.2
2016 364 22.0 16.5 62.1
2017 352 22.0 16.0 48.3
2018 354 21.8 16.2 51.7
2019 344 20.0 17.2 59.6
2020 332 18.0 18.4 58.7
2021 324 20.0 16.2 61.1
2022 324 21.0 15.4 58.3
2023 349 22.0 15.8 61
2024 356 22.0 16.1 59

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Jackson City School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018 $1,357 (10.0%) $293 (2.2%) $1,650 (12.1%) $9,036 (66.3%) $2,146 (15.8%) $11,182 (82.1%) $13,620
2019 $1,636 (12.8%) $242 (1.9%) $1,878 (14.7%) $8,532 (66.7%) $2,376 (18.6%) $10,908 (85.3%) $12,786
2020 $1,884 (16.2%) $1,753 (15.1%) $2,761 (23.8%) $7,607 (65.5%) $1,243 (10.7%) $8,850 (76.2%) $11,611
2021 $1,911 (16.6%) $702 (6.1%) $2,612 (22.6%) $7,046 (61.1%) $1,882 (16.3%) $8,928 (77.4%) $11,540
2022 $5,612 (36.1%) $2,653 (17.1%) $8,265 (53.2%) $5,344 (34.4%) $1,937 (12.5%) $7,281 (46.8%) $15,546

Data source: Kentucky Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Jackson City School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 440th of 700 Elementary schoolsRanks 409th of 687 Elementary schools
 3.3%
Ranks 37th of 335 Middle schoolsRanks 127th of 327 Middle schools
 27.8%
Ranks 3rd of 285 High schoolsRanks 15th of 276 High schools
 4.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English (Jackson City School)92.981
 11.9%
   11th Grade English (Jackson Independent)92.981
 11.9%
   11th Grade English (Kentucky)49.147
 2.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (Jackson City School)78.638
 40.6%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Jackson Independent)78.638
 40.6%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Kentucky)36.433
 3.4%
11th Grade Reading (Jackson City School)10048
 52%
   11th Grade Reading (Jackson Independent)10048
 52%
   11th Grade Reading (Kentucky)4644
 2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students344349
 1.5%
African American01
American Indian00
Asian44
Hispanic12
 100%
Pacific Islander00
White339342
 0.9%
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients59.6%61%
 1.4%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 356 students attended Jackson City School.

Students at Jackson City School are 98% White, 1% Asian.

Jackson City School ranks 268th of 685 Kentucky alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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