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C

Grant County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Crittenden, Williamstown, Dry Ridge and Corinth.

Crittenden’s School Grade C better than 29% of Kentucky school districts

Students
3,216
Schools
6
Spent per student
$13,770
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Debt
$38.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Grant County School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 29% of Kentucky districts
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the KY average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $38.9M, about $12,087 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 29% of the 172 Kentucky school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CCrittenden 4,185CWilliamstown 4,030CDry Ridge 2,249Corinth 237

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Crittenden. Grade by grade →

PK–5Crittenden-Mt. Zion ElementaryThis district
6–8Grant County Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Grant County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency34%
State average 37.8% · 1,745 students tested
Reading / language arts36%
State average 44.7% · 1,744 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 91.4% · 261 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,770 per student · 7% below KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 40%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 56%Federal 17%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,455’20
3,455’21
3,457’22
3,289’23
3,216’24

Down 6.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools.

Sherman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dry Ridge
C−
415 students16:1
Dry Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dry Ridge
B
400 students14:1
Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dry Ridge
B+
387 students20:1
Mason-Corinth Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Williamstown
D
299 students18:1
Grant County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dry Ridge
C+
699 students19:1
Grant County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dry Ridge
B−
1,016 students20:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Kentucky.