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Jenkins Independent School

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Jenkins Independent School ranks 493 rd of 685 Kentucky alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

493^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Alternative Schools

Better than 28% of Kentucky alternative schools

Summary

Jenkins Independent School is an alternative public school serving grades PK-12 with 482 students in Jenkins, Kentucky. Despite maintaining high graduation rates, the school faces several challenges, including low test scores, high chronic absenteeism, and serving a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population.

Jenkins Independent School consistently underperforms the state average on standardized tests, with only 19% of 10th graders proficient in math compared to 41% statewide. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25% to over 36% in recent years, much higher than the state average. Despite these academic struggles, Jenkins Independent maintains graduation rates between 91.1% and 96.4%, suggesting the school may be employing strategies to help students graduate even if they are not meeting proficiency standards.

Another key finding is the school's high per-student spending, ranging from $15,334 to $26,971 per year, which is significantly more than the state average. However, this high spending does not appear to be driving improved academic outcomes. Additionally, around 80% of Jenkins Independent students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, much higher than the state average, indicating the school serves a very economically disadvantaged population. These factors likely play a significant role in the school's academic performance.

453

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,971

Per pupil spending ?

77.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9409 Highway 805
Jenkins, KY 41537

(606) 832-2184

District: Jenkins Independent

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.4%

Hispanic:

2.0%

African American:

0.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 35th percentile in 2022 → 36th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (38% vs 44% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 25% Kentucky)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

Kentucky avg44%

Elementary school

493^rd of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

196^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

163^rd of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

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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	31.6	493 of 685	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	522 of 685	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	543 of 687	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	602 of 684	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	640 of 700	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	509 of 691	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	57.0	283 of 694	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.9	375 of 690	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.2	375 of 698	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	25.0	587 of 705	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.4	582 of 719	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	45.4	403 of 713	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.8	518 of 688	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	5.0	657 of 683	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	394 of 648	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	428 of 644	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.5	588 of 671	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.1	409 of 663	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	355 of 672	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	442 of 665	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	501 of 670	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	483 of 667	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	598 of 664	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	506 of 653	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	424 of 652	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.2	590 of 652	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	530 of 657	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	628 of 676	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	525 of 665	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	15.0	589 of 661	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	533 of 659	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	561 of 659	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	552 of 658	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	625 of 656	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	584 of 592	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	196 of 320	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	183 of 324	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.1	292 of 327	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	248 of 320	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	239 of 335	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	264 of 322	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.9	243 of 330	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.6	261 of 331	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.8	230 of 337	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	15.7	304 of 335	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	32.6	256 of 335	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.4	209 of 319	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	10.6	281 of 304	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	21.9	261 of 299	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	220 of 298	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.5	167 of 300	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	163 of 299	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	206 of 299	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	234 of 290	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	118 of 314	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	142 of 311	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.4	254 of 309	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.1	167 of 310	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	166 of 303	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	136 of 303	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	127 of 304	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.6	256 of 307	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	264 of 304	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	243 of 303	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	249 of 293	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	33.5	219 of 294	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	185 of 314	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	226 of 316	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	296 of 320	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	263 of 314	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	171 of 266	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	163 of 254	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	142 of 290	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	142 of 276	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	175 of 271	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	207 of 267	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	191 of 285	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.3	203 of 271	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	43.5	195 of 287	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.1	210 of 288	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	52.1	159 of 295	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.5	198 of 290	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.0	192 of 291	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	26.4	189 of 229	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	47.8	116 of 226	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	18.9	195 of 223	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.7	126 of 217	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	9.0	213 of 217	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.5	211 of 217	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	217 of 239	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	38.2	165 of 261	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	111 of 253	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	87 of 252	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	12.0	218 of 236	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	177 of 249	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.3	152 of 234	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	102 of 242	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	102 of 274	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.2	37 of 272	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	54.6	100 of 266	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.0	189 of 234	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	178 of 254	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	160 of 232	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	122 of 239	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	143 of 262	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	165 of 259	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	188 of 257	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.0	134 of 238	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	167 of 251	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.5	204 of 237	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	33.9	166 of 226	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	171 of 251	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	156 of 273	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	160 of 264	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	184 of 260	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	178 of 203	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	166 of 219	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	179 of 198	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2019)11th percentile~ school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2019)26th percentile-3 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2019)27th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing54%+7 vs state

Editing and Mechanics44%~ state avg

Reading42%-6 vs state

Social Studies41%+3 vs state

Science24%-8 vs state

Mathematics24%-17 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 4th 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 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
Jenkins Independent School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9409 Highway 805	Jenkins	41537	Letcher County	Jenkins Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 832-2184	453	30	15.1	77.9%	441 (97.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)	20.0	26.0	30.0	27.0	19.0	54.0	40.0	36.0	50.0	33.0	50.0	28.0	43.0	6.0	58.0	50.0	24.0	50.0	50.0	36.0	58.0	39.0	$26,971	$3,765	$2,421	$6,186	$10,251	$4,354	$14,605

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What is the racial makeup of Jenkins Independent School?

Students at Jenkins Independent School are 97% White, 2% Hispanic.

Is Jenkins Independent School a good school?

Jenkins Independent School ranks 493^rd of 685 Kentucky alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Jenkins Independent School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Jenkins Independent School.

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