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Carter County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Grayson and Olive Hill.

Grayson’s School Grade A− better than 83% of Kentucky school districts

Students
3,980
Schools
11
Spent per student
$12,494
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Debt
$16.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Carter County School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 83% of Kentucky districts
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 15% less per student than the KY average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $16.9M, about $4,241 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 83% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A−Grayson 3,728A−Olive Hill 1,536

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Grayson. Grade by grade →

PK–5Prichard Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8East Carter Middle SchoolThis district
9–12East Carter County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency39%
State average 37.8% · 2,072 students tested
Reading / language arts47%
State average 44.7% · 2,073 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)99–100%
State average 91.4% · 296 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
$12,494 per student · 15% below KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 32%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 17%State 53%Federal 30%

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

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

Enrollment over time
4,211’20
3,961’21
4,137’22
4,078’23
3,980’24

Down 5.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 96%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Prichard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grayson
B
612 students15:1
Olive Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Olive Hill
B+
360 students13:1
Heritage Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grayson
C+
336 students15:1
Tygart Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Olive Hill
C+
318 students14:1
Star Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rush
A
124 students16:1
Carter City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grayson
A+
117 students12:1
Carter Virtual Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Olive Hill
47 students
East Carter Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Grayson
B−
490 students21:1
West Carter Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Olive Hill
B−
392 students19:1
East Carter County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Grayson
B
678 students19:1
West Carter County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Olive Hill
B−
506 students18:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

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.