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Schools in Pathfork

Pathfork’s public schools

Harlan County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pathfork. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/9schools above Kentucky’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Kentucky’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.1K
▲ 2% vs KY $14.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.2
KY 15.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,310 students on the public path
In brief

Pathfork’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Pathfork’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools. James A. Cawood Elementary places highest (better than 45%); Harlan County High School lowest (16%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Eight elementary schools serve Pathfork, graded from C− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Harlan County High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Pathfork, with each school’s own grade.

8 schools teach K in Pathfork’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C− to B−, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
PK–88 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−
9–12Harlan County High Schoolin BaxterC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Harlan County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 44.7% · 1801 students tested
Math28%
State average 37.8% · 1799 students tested

Pathfork vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kentucky towns that share Pathfork’s borders.

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Pathfork—Harlan County

Every school in Pathfork

9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

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Questions about Pathfork’s schools

Are Pathfork’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pathfork. Harlan County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pathfork. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Pathfork in?

Harlan County School District.

Where do Pathfork kids go to high school?

Harlan County High School.

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What Pathfork families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.