Knox County School District

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 C-School Grade

Public schools for Corbin and Barbourville.

At a glance

3,717Students enrolled

14Schools

2Towns served

$16,392Spent per student

12:1Student–teacher ratio

79%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Barbourville

Grades PK–5

Jesse D Lay Elementary School or G R Hampton Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

Knox County Middle School522 students · BarbourvilleThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs KY

Math proficiency24%

State average 29.6%

Reading / language arts38%

State average 41.3%

Graduation rate (4-year)89%

State average 91.8%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$16,392

per student each year · 11% above the KY average

Spending

Classroom instruction63%

Support & administration32%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)15%

State56%

Federal28%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 3 years

3,927’22

3,787’23

3,717’24

Students

White · 96%3,554

Hispanic · 2%61

Two or more races · 1%49

Black · 1%34

Asian · 0%14

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%3

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Corbin8,246 people

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Barbourville3,146 people

Schools14 in district

Level

All 14 Elementary 7 Middle 1 High 5 Other 1

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Lynn Camp Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 501 students · Corbin

Public 📚

Jesse D Lay Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 325 students · Barbourville

A-Public 📚

Central Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 313 students · Barbourville

B+Public 📚

Girdler Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 267 students · Girdler

CPublic 📚

G R Hampton Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 244 students · Barbourville

APublic 📚

Flat Lick Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 163 students · Flat Lick

BPublic 📚

Dewitt Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 120 students · Flat Lick

C+Public 📚

Knox County Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 522 students · Barbourville

C+Public 🏫

Knox Central High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 720 students · Barbourville

DPublic 🏫

Lynn Camp Middle High SchoolHigh · Grades 6–12 · 447 students · Corbin

Public 🏫

Knox County Learning AcademyHigh · Grades 6–12 · 52 students · Barbourville

D-Public 🏫

Knox Appalachian SchoolHigh · Grades 5–12 · 32 students · Barbourville

DPublic 🏫

Knox County Career and Technical CenterHigh · Grades 9–12 · Barbourville

Public 📚

Knox Inspire AcademyOther · Grades K–12 · 11 students · Barbourville

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.