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Schools in Clarkson

Clarkson’s public schools

Grayson County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clarkson. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Kentucky’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Kentucky’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.9K
▼ 19% vs KY $14.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.4
KY 15.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
2,659 students on the public path
In brief

Clarkson’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Clarkson’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools. Clarkson Elementary School places highest (better than 69%); Grayson County Middle School lowest (44%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Clarkson, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Clarkson Elementary SchoolGrayson County School DistrictB+
6–8Grayson County Middle Schoolin LeitchfieldC+
9–12Grayson County High Schoolin LeitchfieldB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Grayson County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Grayson County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 4,030 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 16.4 per teacher (KY 15.4)
$11,927KY $14,752 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 44.7% · 1988 students tested
Math42%
State average 37.8% · 1990 students tested

Clarkson vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kentucky towns that share Clarkson’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Clarkson—Grayson County
LeitchfieldBGrayson County

Every school in Clarkson

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Clarksonby address
Clarkson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
642 students17:1Rate it →
Also serving Clarksonin other towns
Grayson County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Leitchfield
C+
837 students16:1Rate it →
Grayson County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Leitchfield
B−
1,180 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Clarkson’s schools

Are Clarkson’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Clarkson. Grayson County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Clarkson. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Clarkson in?

Grayson County School District.

Where do Clarkson kids go to high school?

Grayson County High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.