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Nicholasville, Kentucky - 13 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Jessamine County #91 of 171 districts in Kentucky (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,102 per pupil, Jessamine County ranks #72 of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending (Kentucky districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
8,392
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
$13,102
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Jessamine County operates 13 public schools serving 8,392 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Kentucky. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 3 combined, 2 high, 2 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Jessamine County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,102 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 33.8% local, 48.1% state, and 18.1% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 47/100, ranked #91 of 171 in Kentucky against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 13 schools offering Advanced Placement (25 AP courses district-wide), a 516.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.4% White, 9.1% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ashgrove Academy, with a diversity index of 57.2/100.
Its largest campus is West Jessamine High School, enrolling 1,272 students (15% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Ashgrove Academy, at 7 students, a 182x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
West Jessamine High School accounts for 15.2% of all Jessamine County student enrollment
That concentration means Jessamine County-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Jessamine County school enrollment varies 182× across entities
Jessamine County school enrollment ranges from 7 students (lowest) to 1,272 students (highest), a spread of 1,265 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Jessamine County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 54.3% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Jessamine County student-counselor ratio is 516:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Jessamine County chronic absenteeism rate is 24.8% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Jessamine County is typically wider than the Jessamine County-aggregate figure suggests.
Jessamine County has 13 schools, including 2 high, 2 middle, 3 combined, 6 elementary. Total enrollment is 8,392 students.
How much does Jessamine County spend per student?
Jessamine County spends $13,102 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #91 in Kentucky.
What is the demographic composition of Jessamine County?
Jessamine County students are 73.4% White, 9.1% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% African American, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 13 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Jessamine County?
Jessamine County has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #91 out of 171 districts in Kentucky.