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West Jessamine High School

(859) 887-2421

Physical Address:
2101 Wilmore RD
Nicholasville, KY  40356
Mailing Address:
2101 Wilmore RD
Nicholasville, KY  40356

School Information

District:
Jessamine County
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Jessamine County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
1030

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in West Jessamine High School

This School County Average State Average
White 91.94% 89.92% 82.85%
Black 3.30% 4.00% 11.86%
Hispanic 1.94% 2.54% 3.71%
Others 1.65% 0% 0%
Asian/Pacific 1.07% 1.15% 1.48%
American Indian 0.10% 0.29% 0.32%

Genders in West Jessamine High School

This School County Average State Average
Male 50.78% 50.24% 49.37%
Female 49.22% 49.76% 50.63%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for West Jessamine High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 909 944 947
Black 33 31 34
Hispanic 13 18 20
Others 18 21 17
Asian/Pacific 15 10 11
American Indian 4 2 1
Total 992 1026 1030

Enrollment by Gender for West Jessamine High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 499 527 523
Female 493 499 507
Total 992 1026 1030

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for West Jessamine High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 992 1026 1030
# Eligible for free lunch 279 (28%) 303 (30%) 320 (31%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 75 (8%) 73 (7%) 57 (6%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 354 (36%) 376 (37%) 377 (37%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for West Jessamine High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 992 1026 1030
Fulltime teachers 62.4 55.5 42.3
Student/Teacher Ratio 15.90 18.50 24.35
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 13.93 15.49 18.34