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Schools in Sparta

Sparta’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools 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
36%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.9K
▼ 13% vs KY $14.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.2
KY 15.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,426 students on the public path
In brief

Sparta’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Sparta’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools. Gallatin County High School places highest (better than 30%); Gallatin County Upper Elementary lowest (27%). 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 Sparta, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Gallatin County Lower Elementaryin WarsawNo scores
3–5Gallatin County Upper Elementaryin WarsawC
6–8Gallatin County Middle Schoolin WarsawC
9–12Gallatin County High Schoolin WarsawC

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

Gallatin County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,426 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 17.2 per teacher (KY 15.4)
$12,866KY $14,752 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading36%
State average 44.7% · 784 students tested
Math27%
State average 37.8% · 792 students tested

Sparta vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sparta—Gallatin County

Every school in Sparta

4 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 Spartain other towns
Gallatin County Lower Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Warsaw
382 students16:1Rate it →
Gallatin County Upper Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Warsaw
C
304 students17:1Rate it →
Gallatin County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Warsaw
C
316 students18:1Rate it →
Gallatin County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Warsaw
C
424 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Sparta’s schools

Are Sparta’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sparta. Gallatin County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sparta. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sparta in?

Gallatin County School District.

Where do Sparta kids go to high school?

Gallatin County High School.

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What Sparta 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.