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Schools in Whitley City

Whitley City’s public schools

McCreary County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Whitley City. 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
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 4% vs KY $14.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.1
KY 15.4
Schools in town
0
2,316 students on the public path
In brief

Whitley City’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Whitley City’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools. McCreary County Middle School places highest (better than 43%); Whitley City Elementary School lowest (9%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Whitley City, graded from D to D, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: McCreary Central 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 Whitley City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD
6–8McCreary County Middle Schoolin StearnsC+
9–12McCreary Central High Schoolin StearnsC−

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

McCreary County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,668 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (KY 15.4)
$14,190KY $14,752 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 44.7% · 1343 students tested
Math34%
State average 37.8% · 1343 students tested

Whitley City vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Whitley City—McCreary County

Every school in Whitley City

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 Whitley Cityin other towns
Whitley City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
547 students15:1Rate it →
Pine Knot Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Pine Knot
425 students15:1Rate it →
McCreary County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Stearns
C+
633 students16:1Rate it →
McCreary Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Stearns
C−
711 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Whitley City’s schools

Are Whitley City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Whitley City. McCreary County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Whitley City. 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 Whitley City in?

McCreary County School District.

Where do Whitley City kids go to high school?

McCreary Central High School.

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What Whitley City 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.