West Jessamine High School

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Regular School · Nicholasville, KY

West Jessamine High School is a regular school school in Nicholasville, Kentucky, serving grades 09–12 with 1,272 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

1,272

Teachers (FTE)

70.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

18:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	1,021	80%
Hispanic/Latino	116	9%
Black or African American	69	5%
Two or more races	43	3%
Asian	15	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	6	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	1,272	679M / 593F

English Language Learners: 34 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	41.0% +9.8pp	31.2%	272
Reading Proficiency	48.0% +5.5pp	42.5%	274
Science Proficiency	29.0%	—	246
4-Year Graduation Rate	98.0%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (16)

274 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

246 students enrolled

SAT/ACT Takers

333

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

592

46.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,272	100%

Contact & Location

2101 Wilmore Rd

Nicholasville, KY 40356

Phone: (859)887-2421

District

Jessamine County

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,524

District enrollment: 8,392

Other Schools in District

Brookside Elementary School Elementary
Hattie C. Warner Elementary School Elementary
Jessamine Early Learning Village Elementary
Nicholasville Elementary School Elementary
Red Oak Elementary School Elementary
Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School Elementary
Wilmore Elementary School Elementary
Ashgrove Academy High

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 40356) → CensusDepth.com
Kentucky population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Kentucky teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

210303001640

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD