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Schools in Fordsville

Fordsville’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.5K
▼ 22% vs KY $14.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.2
KY 15.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
1,786 students on the public path
In brief

Fordsville’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Fordsville’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools. Ohio County High School places highest (better than 80%); Fordsville Elementary School lowest (47%). 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 Fordsville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Fordsville Elementary SchoolOhio County School DistrictB−
7–8Ohio County Middle Schoolin HartfordB
9–12Ohio County High Schoolin HartfordA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Ohio 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.

Ohio County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 10 schools · 3,726 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 16.2 per teacher (KY 15.4)
$11,527KY $14,752 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 44.7% · 1994 students tested
Math35%
State average 37.8% · 1998 students tested

Fordsville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fordsville—Ohio County

Every school in Fordsville

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 Fordsvilleby address
Fordsville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B−
245 students16:1Rate it →
Also serving Fordsvillein other towns
Ohio County Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Hartford
B
523 students16:1Rate it →
Ohio County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hartford
A−
1,018 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Fordsville’s schools

Are Fordsville’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Fordsville. Ohio County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fordsville. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Fordsville in?

Ohio County School District.

Where do Fordsville kids go to high school?

Ohio 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.