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Jackson County

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At a glance

40^thof 158 Kentucky districts▲ 6

Better than 74% of Kentucky districts

Elementary 3 Middle 2 High 3Grades PK, KG-12

3331 Hwy 421 S
Mc Kee, KY 40447·(606) 287-7181·All Kentucky district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 74.7% of districts

Schools

1,997

Students

5-star school

Top rankedMcKee Elementary School19^th of 684 Kentucky elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Sand Gap Elementary School up 133 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

McKee Elementary School 13 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

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2★

1★

3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Jackson County has seven schools—three elementary schools, one middle school and three high schools—serving 1,992 students across elementary through high school. The high-school group includes two very small programs, Barnabus Home High School and Jackson County Schools Learning Center. The clearest overall finding is a sharply uneven elementary picture: McKee Elementary School leads every reported elementary math and reading comparison.

McKee is the standout: in grade 3 reading, 86% of students were proficient, versus 81% at Sand Gap Elementary School, 47% at Tyner Elementary School and 49% statewide. Tyner has several low results, including 15% in grade 5 writing, compared with 57% at Sand Gap and 69% at McKee. SchoolDigger ranks McKee in the 97th percentile with 5 stars, Sand Gap in the 85th with 4 stars, and Tyner in the 39th with 2 stars. Jackson County Middle School is below the state in all three reported math grades and several grade 8 subjects; SchoolDigger places it in the 27th percentile with 1 star. By contrast, Jackson County High School exceeds state results in five of six subjects, including science by 13 percentage points, and ranks in the 74th percentile with 4 stars. Barnabus and the Learning Center have suppressed current test results, so they cannot be compared on proficiency.

Results improved overall relative to the state from 2024–25 to 2025–26, but the trend varies by school: average matched test-result changes were down 8 points at Tyner, up 4 at McKee, up 10 at Sand Gap, up 2 at the middle school and up 3 at Jackson County High. SchoolDigger’s rankings reflect a similar split: Sand Gap rose from the 59th to the 85th percentile, while Tyner fell from the 69th to the 39th. School context figures do not explain these differences: 2024–25 student-teacher ratios were 13 at McKee, 14.6 at Tyner and 14.3 at Sand Gap, while free/reduced lunch eligible shares that year were 73%, 74% and 81%, respectively. High proficiency at Jackson County High also sits alongside 47% chronic absenteeism in 2025–26, versus 24% statewide.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)							KSA Reading (2026)							KSA Science (2026)			KSA Writing (2026)			KSA Social Studies (2026)			KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jackson County High School	Public	9-12	560 Educational Mt. Drive	Mc Kee	40447	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 287-7155	536	36	15.0	65.9%	522 (97.4%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	68	68^th of 262 public high schools	74.0%		60.2	76^th of 254 public high schools	70.1%	8							37.0							57.0			36.0			52.0			49.0			44.0	$21,751	$2,270	$14,092
McKee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1005 Hwy. 89 N	Mc Kee	40447	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 287-7157	391	30	13.0	72.9%	373 (95.4%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	93.3	19^th of 684 public elementary schools	97.2%		91.6	30^th of 685 public elementary schools	95.6%	11	77.0	79.0	50.0					86.0	84.0	83.0								69.0			60.0			79.0			$21,136	$2,604	$13,132
Sand Gap Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6783 Hwy 421 N	Sandgap	40481	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 965-3171	286	20	14.3	81.1%	273 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	80	105^th of 684 public elementary schools	84.6%		61.8	238^th of 685 public elementary schools	65.3%	133	73.0	54.0	49.0					81.0	62.0	66.0								57.0			49.0			57.0			$22,019	$2,030	$14,561
Tyner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1340 Hwy 30 W	Tyner	40486	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 364-5105	393	27	14.6	73.5%	384 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40.8	417^th of 684 public elementary schools	39.0%		56.4	291^st of 685 public elementary schools	57.5%	126	28.0	50.0	34.0					47.0	62.0	44.0					58.0			15.0			26.0			32.0			$21,743	$2,395	$13,941
Jackson County Middle School	Public	6-8	139 Hwy 587	Mc Kee	40447	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 287-8351	369	25	14.7	72.9%	358 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	29.7	237^th of 326 public middle schools	27.3%		20.8	265^th of 320 public middle schools	17.2%	28				35.0	28.0	37.0					55.0	49.0	31.0						31.0			28.0			31.0		$20,769	$1,949	$13,434
Barnabus Home Middle School	Public	6-8	4500 Highway 30 W	Annville	40402	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	No	(606) 304-2111	5	1	5.0	—	4 (80.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																											$10,468	$1,154	$4,067
Barnabus Home High School	Public	9-12	4500 Highway 30 W	Annville	40402	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	No	(606) 364-2111	10	1	20.0	—	9 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																											$25,652	$3,453	$16,951
Jackson County Schools Learning Center	Public	7-12	3331 Highway 421 South	Mc Kee	40447	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	No	(606) 287-7181	7	1	7.7	—	6 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																											$18,596	$1,154	$12,195

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kentucky Technical System	0 mi	50
Clay County	15.02 mi	10	23^rd
Laurel County	16.3 mi	19	15^th
Lee County	16.66 mi	3	142^nd
Estill County	17.03 mi	6	126^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.