Regular local school district · Jackson County
Jackson County Public Schools, KY: schools, enrollment and spending
Jackson County Public Schools runs 8 public schools with 1,997 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.4 students per teacher is 1.2 lower than the Kentucky figure of 15.6.Listed in NCES data as "Jackson County".
At a glance
- Schools
- 8
- Students
- 1,997
- Teachers (FTE)
- 139
- Students per teacher
- 14.4
- KY: 15.6 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 3331 Hwy 421 S, McKee, KY 40447
- Phone
- (606)287-7181
- County
- Jackson County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2102940
- State district ID
- KY-055271000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 341
- School counselors (FTE)
- 4.0About 499 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 10.0
Students per teacher compared
This district14.4
Kentucky15.6
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (2,055), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $29.5 million
- Federal revenue
- $5.5 million
- State revenue
- $20.3 million
- Local revenue
- $3.7 million
- Total spending
- $26.2 million
- Spending per pupil
- $12,735
- Salaries
- $13.3 million50.8% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $12.0 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 18.6%
- State: 68.8%
- Local: 12.6%
Kentucky overall
- Federal: 15.8%
- State: 50.5%
- Local: 33.7%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$12,735
Kentucky$13,951
United States$16,826
Schools in Jackson County Public Schools
By level: 3 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Barnabus Home High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 10 | |
| Barnabus Home Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 5 | 5.0 |
| Jackson Co Schools Learning CenterCEP school | High | 7 to 12 | 7 | |
| Jackson County High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 536 | 15.3 |
| Jackson County Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 369 | 14.8 |
| McKee Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 391 | 13.0 |
| Sand Gap Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 286 | 14.3 |
| Tyner Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 393 | 15.1 |
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.