Jessamine County School District

For the 2022 school year, there are 14 public schools serving 8,207 students in Jessamine County School District. This district's average testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public schools in Kentucky.

Public Schools in Jessamine County School District have an average math proficiency score of 45% (versus the Kentucky public school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 57% (versus the 56% statewide average).

The top ranked public schools in Jessamine County School District are West Jessamine Middle School, Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School and Wilmore Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Jessamine County School District has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in Kentucky.

Minority enrollment is 21% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kentucky public school average of 25% (majority Black).

Top Rankings

Jessamine County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kentucky for:

Overview

School District Name

Jessamine County School District

School District Phone Number

(859) 885-4179

School District Grades Offered

PK - 12

2020-2021 School Year Data

This School District

This State (KY)

# Schools

14 Schools

1,532 Schools

# Students

8,207 Students

658,809 Students

# Teachers

561 Teachers

42,518 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

15:1

District Rank

Jessamine County School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 170 school districts in Kentucky (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2018-2019 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 93% has increased from 86% over five school years.

Definition of Terms 2020-2021 School Year Data

This School District

State Average (KY)

Overall District Rank

#72 out of 173 school districts
(Top 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)

45%

46%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Jessamine County School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of KY by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)

57%

56%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Jessamine County School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of KY by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Graduation Rate

93%

90%

This chart display public school graduation rate of Jessamine County School District and public school graduation rate of KY by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

Diversity Score

0.36

0.43

# American Indian Students

20 Students

856 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

80 Students

12,629 Students

% Asian Students

# Hispanic Students

655 Students

51,627 Students

% Hispanic Students

# Black Students

536 Students

69,971 Students

% Black Students

11%

# White Students

6,516 Students

492,417 Students

% White Students

79%

75%

# Hawaiian Students

5 Students

902 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

395 Students

30,411 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

214

20,258

# Students in K Grade:

546

45,611

# Students in 1st Grade:

613

49,131

# Students in 2nd Grade:

580

48,196

# Students in 3rd Grade:

554

43,885

# Students in 4th Grade:

611

47,539

# Students in 5th Grade:

556

48,330

# Students in 6th Grade:

675

50,636

# Students in 7th Grade:

679

51,731

# Students in 8th Grade:

699

52,396

# Students in 9th Grade:

709

53,890

# Students in 10th Grade:

646

52,232

# Students in 11th Grade:

578

48,687

# Students in 12th Grade:

539

45,632

# Ungraded Students:

655

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $11,832 in this school district is less than the state median of $12,790. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $11,328 is less than the state median of $13,085. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

Definition of Terms 2018-2019

This School District

This State (KY)

Total Revenue

$97 MM

$28 MM