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Schools in Ghent

Ghent’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools 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
21%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▲ 8% vs KY $14.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.5
KY 15.4
Schools in town
0
1,802 students on the public path
In brief

Ghent’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Ghent’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools. Carroll County High School places highest (better than 11%); Cartmell Elementary lowest (7%). 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 Ghent, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–1Kathryn Winn Primaryin CarrolltonNo scores
2–4Cartmell Elementaryin CarrolltonD
5–8Carroll County Middle Schoolin CarrolltonD
9–12Carroll County High Schoolin CarrolltonD

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

Carroll County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,973 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (KY 15.4)
$15,907KY $14,752 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading21%
State average 44.7% · 1042 students tested
Math17%
State average 37.8% · 1049 students tested

Ghent vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Ghent—Carroll County

Every school in Ghent

4 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).

Also serving Ghentin other towns
Kathryn Winn Primary
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Carrollton
233 students18:1Rate it →
Cartmell Elementary
Elementary · Grades 2–4 · Carrollton
D
436 students15:1Rate it →
Carroll County Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Carrollton
D
555 students15:1Rate it →
Carroll County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carrollton
D
578 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Ghent’s schools

Are Ghent’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ghent. Carroll County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ghent. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Ghent in?

Carroll County School District.

Where do Ghent kids go to high school?

Carroll 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.