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Jackson, Kentucky - 6 schools
An equity score of 86/100 ranks Breathitt County #9 of 171 districts in Kentucky (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,367 per pupil, Breathitt County ranks #30 of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending (Kentucky districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,701
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$14,367
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Breathitt County operates 6 public schools serving 1,701 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kentucky. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Breathitt County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,367 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending. See how Kentucky compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 9.5% local, 69.3% state, and 21.2% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 86/100, ranked #9 of 171 in Kentucky against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 476.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 46.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.9% White, 7.4% African American, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Breathitt County Day Treatment, with a diversity index of 42.6/100.
Its largest campus is Breathitt County High School, enrolling 669 students (44% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Breathitt County Day Treatment, at 18 students, a 37x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Breathitt County High School accounts for 39.3% of all Breathitt County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Breathitt County-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Breathitt County school enrollment varies 37× across entities
Breathitt County school enrollment ranges from 18 students (lowest) to 669 students (highest), a spread of 651 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Breathitt County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 70.5% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Breathitt County student-counselor ratio is 477:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Breathitt County chronic absenteeism rate is 46.5% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Breathitt County has 6 schools, including 6 combined. Total enrollment is 1,701 students.
How much does Breathitt County spend per student?
Breathitt County spends $14,367 per student. The district has an equity score of 86/100, ranking #9 in Kentucky.
What is the demographic composition of Breathitt County?
Breathitt County students are 89.9% White, 7.4% African American, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Breathitt County?
Breathitt County has an equity score of 86/100, ranking #9 out of 171 districts in Kentucky.