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Jamestown, KY
Public School Ratings




Jamestown Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Russell County School District details

Russell County School District
404 S Main St
Jamestown, KY 42629

3,005 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Russell County School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Kentucky

9

(10 is best)

Better than 85.5% of all KY school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 68.9% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
42%
52%
46%
48%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Jamestown Elementary School
342 S. Main Street
Jamestown, KY, 42629
PK-05
Russell County High School
2166 S Hwy 127
Russell Springs, KY, 42642
09-12
Russell County Middle School
2258 S Hwy 127
Russell Springs, KY, 42642
06-08
Russell Springs Elementary School
1554 N Hwy 127
Russell Springs, KY, 42642
PK-05
Salem Elementary School
1409 S Hwy 76
Russell Springs, KY, 42642
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 84.6% 76.7%
Black 0.5% 11.5%
Hispanic 13.8% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 69.3% 57.3%
Free lunch eligible 65.5% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.8% 3.0%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,279 $18,869,000 45.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $604 $1,816,000 4.4%
Staff $718 $2,159,000 5.2%
General Administration $268 $806,000 1.9%
School Administration $520 $1,562,000 3.8%
Operation $771 $2,316,000 5.6%
Transportation $657 $1,975,000 4.8%
Other $360 $1,082,000 2.6%
Total Support $3,899 $11,716,000 28.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,581 $10,762,000 26.0%
Total Expenditures $13,759 $41,347,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,206 $4,756,220,000 51.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $653 $431,000,000 4.7%
Staff $636 $419,649,000 4.6%
General Administration $271 $178,736,000 1.9%
School Administration $732 $482,815,000 5.3%
Operation $986 $650,768,000 7.1%
Transportation $576 $380,254,000 4.1%
Other $356 $235,292,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,210 $2,778,514,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,506 $1,654,224,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,922 $9,188,958,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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