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C+

Perry County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Hazard, Vicco and Buckhorn.

Hazard’s School Grade B− better than 47% of Kentucky school districts

Students
3,416
Schools
9
Spent per student
$14,787
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Debt
$26M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Perry County School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 40% of Kentucky districts
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $26M, about $7,607 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 40% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Hazard 4,794Vicco 302Buckhorn 81

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hazard. Grade by grade →

PK–83 schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency33%
State average 37.8% · 1,851 students tested
Reading / language arts47%
State average 44.7% · 1,852 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 91.4% · 234 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
$14,787 per student · 0% above KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 32%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 55%Federal 26%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,720’20
3,492’21
3,491’22
3,512’23
3,416’24

Down 8.2% since 2020–21.

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

Schools in the district

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

West Perry Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Hazard
B−
743 students15:1
East Perry County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Hazard
B
603 students14:1
Robert W Combs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Happy
C−
325 students13:1
Viper Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Viper
B+
282 students15:1
Robinson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Ary
A−
278 students17:1
Buckhorn School
Other · Grades K–12 · Buckhorn
C−
320 students14:1
Perry County Alternative School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Hazard
7 students4:1
Perry County Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hazard
C+
819 students17:1
Learning Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Hazard
39 students22:1

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.