Editing Jackson, Kentucky (section)

==Education==
===K-12 education===
Much of the city is in the [[Jackson Independent Schools]] school district,<ref name=CensusSDMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st21_ky/schooldistrict_maps/c21025_breathitt/DC20SD_C21025.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Breathitt County, KY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-07-18}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st21_ky/schooldistrict_maps/c21025_breathitt/DC20SD_C21025_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref><ref name=JacksonSchoolsMap>{{cite web |url=https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/lrc/publications/ResearchReports/RR415.pdf |title=Appendix B: Maps Of Independent School Districts In Operation In FY 2014-FY 2015 Using 2005 Tax District Boundaries – Jackson ISD |work=Research Report No. 415 – Kentucky's Independent School Districts: A Primer |publisher=Office of Education Accountability, Legislative Research Commission |location=Frankfort, KY |page=115 (PDF p. 129/174) |date=September 15, 2015 |accessdate=July 18, 2024|archive-date=December 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210175230/https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/lrc/publications/ResearchReports/RR415.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> which operates [[Jackson City School]], an elementary, middle and high school combined.

The remainder of the city is in the [[Breathitt County School District]]. Schools relevant to the city include:<ref name=CensusSDMap2020/>
* Breathitt Elementary School
* Eugene Sebastian Elementary School 
* [[Breathitt County High School]] – Located in Jackson

Former schools:
* [[Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary]] ([[Lyndon B. Johnson#Legacy|LBJ]]) – Closed after the 2018 school year. Later demolished in November 2020 to make way for [[Breathitt Elementary School]]
* [[Eugene Sebastian Middle School]] – Closed after the '17-18  school year all students relocated to the High School.- located in Jackson

There is a private school, Oakdale Christian Academy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oakdalechristian.org|title=Home|publisher=Oakdale Christian Academy|access-date=2024-07-18}}</ref>

There is a vocational school called Breathitt County Area Technology Center – On the campus of Breathitt County High School; the vocational school serves both Breathitt County Schools and Jackson Independent Schools.

===Post-secondary===
* [[Hazard Community and Technical College]], [[Lees College]] Campus
* [[Morehead State University]] at Jackson – Breathitt County Skills Center
* [[Kentucky Mountain Bible College]] – located in [[Vancleve, Kentucky|Vancleve]]

===Educational Centers===
*[[Breathitt County Museum]] – currently located in the Senior Citizens Center on the second floor.  Through the use of grant money the defunct Breathitt County Jail has been partially renovated to host the museum, but is yet to be completed.
*[[Breathitt County Public Library]] – located on College Avenue in Jackson.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/pages/librarydirectory.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111202017/https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/pages/librarydirectory.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=11 January 2019 | title=Kentucky Public Library Directory | publisher=Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives | access-date=5 June 2019}}</ref>