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Schools in Smithfield

Smithfield’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools above Kentucky’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
35%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.5K
▼ 9% vs KY $14.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.6
KY 15.4
Schools in town
0
1,875 students on the public path
In brief

Smithfield’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Smithfield’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools. Eastern Elementary School places highest (better than 85%); Campbellsburg Elementary School lowest (38%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Smithfield, graded from C+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Henry 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 Smithfield, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A
6–8Henry County Middle Schoolin New CastleB−
9–12Henry County High Schoolin New CastleB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Henry 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.

Henry County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,984 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 15.6 per teacher (KY 15.4)
$13,470KY $14,752 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 44.7% · 1014 students tested
Math35%
State average 37.8% · 1015 students tested

Smithfield vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Smithfield—Henry County

Every school in Smithfield

5 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).

Also serving Smithfieldin other towns
Campbellsburg Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Campbellsburg
C+
331 students16:1Rate it →
New Castle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · New Castle
B
326 students16:1Rate it →
Eastern Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pleasureville
A
189 students13:1Rate it →
Henry County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · New Castle
B−
421 students15:1Rate it →
Henry County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · New Castle
B
608 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Smithfield’s schools

Are Smithfield’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Smithfield. Henry County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Smithfield. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Smithfield in?

Henry County School District.

Where do Smithfield kids go to high school?

Henry County High School.

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What Smithfield 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.