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 districtBased 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
Paid for by
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
Schools14 in district
Lynn Camp Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 501 students · Corbin
PublicJesse D Lay Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 325 students · Barbourville
A-PublicCentral Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 313 students · Barbourville
B+PublicGirdler Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 267 students · Girdler
CPublicG R Hampton Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 244 students · Barbourville
APublicFlat Lick Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 163 students · Flat Lick
BPublicDewitt Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 120 students · Flat Lick
C+PublicSchool 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.