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Garrard County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Lancaster.

Lancaster’s School Grade B better than 63% of Kentucky school districts

Students
2,503
Schools
5
Spent per student
$13,587
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Debt
$46.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Garrard County School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 63% of Kentucky districts
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 8% less per student than the KY average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $46.2M, about $18,440 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 63% 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
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BLancaster 4,111

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lancaster. Grade by grade →

PK–5Lancaster Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Garrard Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Garrard County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 37.8% · 1,401 students tested
Reading / language arts40%
State average 44.7% · 1,397 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 91.4% · 186 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
$13,587 per student · 8% below KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 33%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 30%State 56%Federal 14%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,532’20
2,609’21
2,606’22
2,487’23
2,503’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 87%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 5%Black 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Lancaster Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lancaster
B
462 students13:1
Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lancaster
A
446 students16:1
Paint Lick Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Paint Lick
B
260 students11:1
Garrard Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lancaster
B−
543 students13:1
Garrard County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lancaster
B−
792 students15:1

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.