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Jackson City School

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Jackson City School ranks 512 th of 685 Kentucky alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

512^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Alternative Schools

Better than 25% of Kentucky alternative schools

Summary

Jackson City School is an alternative public school serving grades PK-12 in Jackson, Kentucky, with 356 students and part of the Jackson Independent school district. While the school boasts a high 93.5-100% four-year graduation rate and a low 0.8-1.3% dropout rate, it faces significant challenges, including a very high chronic absenteeism rate of 25-32.3% and lower-than-average test scores across most subjects and grade levels.

Compared to nearby alternative schools like Dessie Scott School and Buckhorn School, Jackson City School spends significantly more per student ($15,546 to $30,363) but has lower test scores and a higher chronic absenteeism rate. This suggests the school may need to re-evaluate how it allocates its resources to better support student learning and engagement.

Despite these challenges, Jackson City School serves a high-need student population, with 58.33-61.03% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's performance has been relatively consistent over the past few years, and addressing the persistent issue of chronic absenteeism will be crucial for improving student outcomes and better serving this community.

371

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,363

Per pupil spending ?

60.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

940 Highland Ave
Jackson, KY 41339

(606) 666-5164

District: Jackson Independent

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.1%

Asian:

1.1%

Hispanic:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2022 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Kentucky average (94%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (37% vs 43% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 25% Kentucky)

!Ranking has slipped — down 60 percentile points since 2022

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

Kentucky avg43%

Elementary school

512^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

186^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 44 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

177^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 66 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Kentucky High Schools →

★★★★★

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Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	512 of 685	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.3	268 of 685	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	409 of 687	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	295 of 684	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.3	440 of 700	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	442 of 691	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.5	511 of 694	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	40.5	442 of 690	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.0	348 of 698	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.7	384 of 705	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.5	260 of 719	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.2	376 of 713	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.8	508 of 688	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	50.0	368 of 683	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.1	512 of 658	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	68.9	187 of 651	71.3%	★★★★☆
2007	79.1	102 of 638	84.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	472 of 648	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.1	344 of 644	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	466 of 639	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	468 of 671	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	408 of 663	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	486 of 672	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.9	245 of 665	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	345 of 670	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	520 of 667	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	473 of 664	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	472 of 631	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	417 of 653	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.3	213 of 652	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	252 of 652	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	318 of 657	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.7	406 of 676	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	400 of 665	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	31.2	516 of 661	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	550 of 659	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.4	310 of 659	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.5	427 of 658	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	334 of 656	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	416 of 592	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.8	360 of 593	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	186 of 320	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.5	114 of 324	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	127 of 327	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.5	140 of 320	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.1	37 of 335	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	78 of 322	75.8%	★★★★☆
2017	67.7	81 of 330	75.5%	★★★★☆
2016	61.6	116 of 331	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	75.1	48 of 337	85.8%	★★★★☆
2014	66.6	85 of 335	74.6%	★★★★☆
2013	73.7	57 of 335	83.0%	★★★★☆
2012	69.4	72 of 319	77.4%	★★★★☆
2011	94.7	5 of 304	98.4%	★★★★★
2010	84.1	27 of 299	91.0%	★★★★★
2009	89.5	15 of 289	94.8%	★★★★★
2008	82.3	37 of 287	87.1%	★★★★☆
2007	96.4	5 of 284	98.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	91 of 298	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	162 of 300	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	233 of 299	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	76.8	39 of 299	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	45 of 290	84.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	184 of 314	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.0	81 of 311	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	65 of 309	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	46.9	153 of 310	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	64 of 303	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	41.5	174 of 285	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	149 of 303	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	90 of 304	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.2	96 of 307	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	96 of 304	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	89 of 303	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	49.7	139 of 293	52.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	211 of 314	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.9	130 of 316	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	138 of 320	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	155 of 314	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.3	33 of 253	87.0%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	177 of 254	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	75.9	45 of 290	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	15 of 276	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	80.1	27 of 271	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.7	15 of 267	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	3 of 285	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	15 of 271	94.5%	★★★★★
2017	79.8	33 of 287	88.5%	★★★★☆
2016	88.8	14 of 288	95.1%	★★★★★
2015	87.4	12 of 295	95.9%	★★★★★
2014	91.7	10 of 290	96.6%	★★★★★
2013	96.8	3 of 291	99.0%	★★★★★
2012	92.7	11 of 229	95.2%	★★★★★
2011	56.2	84 of 226	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	79.1	28 of 223	87.4%	★★★★☆
2009	85.8	16 of 217	92.6%	★★★★★
2008	90.9	15 of 217	93.1%	★★★★★
2007	71.0	47 of 217	78.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	3.4	231 of 239	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	69.6	61 of 261	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	18 of 253	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.3	1 of 236	99.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	184 of 242	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	98.2	1 of 274	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	4 of 272	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	12 of 266	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	18 of 232	92.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	193 of 239	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	80.0	28 of 238	88.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	181 of 251	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	83.9	24 of 273	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	79.0	31 of 264	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	44 of 260	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	90.8	13 of 203	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	3 of 219	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	23 of 198	88.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Male (2025)36th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)22nd percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)69th percentile+28 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile~ school

White (2025)33rd percentile-9 vs school

High school

White (2025)28th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics46%~ state avg

Reading39%-9 vs state

Social Studies39%~ state avg

Science36%~ state avg

Mathematics33%-9 vs state

Writing30%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				KSA Mathematics (2025)							KSA Reading (2025)							KSA Science (2025)		KSA Writing (2025)			KSA Social Studies (2025)			KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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 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	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Jackson City School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	940 Highland Ave	Jackson	41339	Breathitt County	Jackson Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 666-5164	371	23	16.1	60.4%	364 (98.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	22.0	16.0	47.0	35.0	42.0	43.0	25.0	22.0	48.0	43.0	41.0	58.0	30.0	29.0	29.0	42.0	37.0	22.0		23.0	43.0	50.0	50.0	43.0		$30,363	$5,020	$3,223	$8,243	$14,877	$2,250	$17,123
Buckhorn School	Public, Alternative	K-12	18392 KY Hwy 28	Buckhorn	41721	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 398-7176	320	22	14.3	80.9%	312 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)								(n/a)		62.0		56.0	50.0	42.0		60.0	41.0	47.0	61.0	60.0	42.0	31.0	55.0				63.0	47.0	58.0	17.0	47.0	77.0	33.0	$22,138	$2,615	$1,881	$4,496	$11,181	$3,997	$15,178
Dessie Scott School	Public, Alternative	K-12	5274 Ky 15 N	Pine Ridge	41360	Wolfe County	Wolfe County	No	No	No	No	(606) 668-6006	23	2	11.5	91.3%	20 (87.0%)	1 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackson City School

What district is Jackson City School in?

Jackson Independent

How many students attend Jackson City School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 371 students attended Jackson City School.

Is Jackson City School a good school?

Jackson City School ranks 512^th of 685 Kentucky alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Jackson City School?

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

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