Jackson City School | |
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Address | |
940 Highland Avenue Jackson, Kentucky 41339 United States |
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Coordinates | 37°33′11″N 83°22′46″W / 37.55305°N 83.37954°WCoordinates: 37°33′11″N 83°22′46″W / 37.55305°N 83.37954°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
School district | Jackson Independent School |
Superintendent | James Yount |
Principal | Mellisa Roark |
Grades | Pre-K through 12 |
Color(s) | Purple, Gold and White |
Mascot | Tiger |
Team name | Tigers/Lady Tigers |
Website | JCS website |
Jackson City School (under the Jackson Independent School system) is a school district serving grades pre-k through 12. It is located in the hills of Eastern Kentucky, in Jackson, Kentucky—the county seat for Breathitt County.
The elementary school portion is named after Herbert W. Spencer, after it was rebuilt in the 1960s due the original elementary school caught fire. Though, locally, it's still referred to as Jackson Elementary or just Jackson City School.
The mascot for Jackson City Schools are the tigers (for boys' and co-ed teams) and the lady tigers (for girls' teams). The school colors are purple and gold.