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Grayson County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Leitchfield, Clarkson and Caneyville.

Leitchfield’s School Grade B better than 64% of Kentucky school districts

Students
4,030
Schools
7
Spent per student
$11,927
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Debt
$15M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Grayson County School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 64% of Kentucky districts
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 19% less per student than the KY average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $15M, about $3,722 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 64% 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 well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BLeitchfield 7,015Clarkson 972Caneyville 550

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Leitchfield. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Grayson County Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Grayson County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency42%
State average 37.8% · 1,990 students tested
Reading / language arts51%
State average 44.7% · 1,988 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 91.4% · 322 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
$11,927 per student · 19% below KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 30%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 55%Federal 21%

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

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

Enrollment over time
4,074’20
3,989’21
4,039’22
4,034’23
4,030’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 94%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 2%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Clarkson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clarkson
B+
642 students17:1
H W Wilkey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Leitchfield
B
504 students17:1
Oran P Lawler Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Leitchfield
A−
470 students17:1
Caneyville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Caneyville
B−
378 students15:1
Grayson County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Leitchfield
C+
837 students16:1
Grayson Co. Alternative Education
High · Grades 6–12 · Leitchfield
19 students19:1
Grayson County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Leitchfield
B−
1,180 students17:1

Left off: 2 schools 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.