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Clark County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Winchester.

Winchester’s School Grade B better than 62% of Kentucky school districts

Students
5,552
Schools
10
Spent per student
$14,277
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Debt
$88.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Clark County School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 62% of Kentucky districts
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $88.8M, about $15,998 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 62% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BWinchester 19,514

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Winchester. Grade by grade →

K–44 elementary schoolsThis district
7–8Robert D. Campbell Jr. HighThis district
9–12George Rogers Clark High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency43%
State average 37.8% · 2,637 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 44.7% · 2,629 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 91.4% · 383 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
$14,277 per student · 3% below KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 37%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 37%State 45%Federal 19%

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

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

Enrollment over time
5,290’20
5,169’21
5,359’22
5,390’23
5,552’24

Up 5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 78%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 5%Black 5%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

10 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools.

Clark County Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Winchester
288 students18:1
Strode Station Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Winchester
B−
542 students13:1
William G. Conkwright Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Winchester
D
499 students12:1
Willis H. Justice Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Winchester
C
481 students13:1
Shearer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Winchester
B−
413 students14:1
Phoenix Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Winchester
19 students2:1
Rev. Henry E. Baker Sr. Interm. School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Winchester
B+
767 students17:1
Cardinal Virtual Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Winchester
212 students
Robert D. Campbell Jr. High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Winchester
B+
753 students15:1
George Rogers Clark High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Winchester
B−
1,578 students18:1

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.