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C+

Knott County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Hindman and Pippa Passes, and parts of Vicco.

Hindman’s Schools page →

Students
2,048
Schools
7
Spent per student
$15,342
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Debt
$2.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Knott County School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 42% of Kentucky districts
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $2.9M, about $1,431 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 42% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Hindman 644Pippa Passes 583

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hindman. Grade by grade →

PK–8Hindman Elementary SchoolThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency33%
State average 37.8% · 1,085 students tested
Reading / language arts46%
State average 44.7% · 1,085 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 91.4% · 149 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
$15,342 per student · 4% above KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 31%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 48%Federal 34%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,176’20
2,152’21
2,092’22
2,072’23
2,048’24

Down 5.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 98%Hispanic <1%Black <1%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Hindman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Hindman
B−
434 students14:1
Emmalena Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Emmalena
C−
204 students11:1
Cordia School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Hazard
A
185 students12:1
Jones Fork Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Mousie
C−
153 students13:1
Carr Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Littcarr
B+
369 students14:1
Beaver Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Topmost
D
183 students11:1
Knott County Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hindman
C
520 students13:1

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.