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Harlan County School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns
Serves Cumberland, Benham, Lynch, Evarts and Loyall, and parts of Harlan.
Students
3,310
Schools
11
Spent per student
$15,102
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
83%
Debt
$25.1M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Harlan County School District
- School Grade D: better than 12% of Kentucky districts
- Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
- 13 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 12.4% since 2020
- Debt of $25.1M, about $7,578 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Evarts.
PK–8Evarts Elementary SchoolThis district
Test scores vs. KY
2020–21Math proficiency16%
State average 29.6%
Reading / language arts35%
State average 41.3%
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 91.8%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,102 per student · 2% above KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 36%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 14%State 51%Federal 35%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
3,780’20
3,473’21
3,442’22
3,347’23
3,310’24
Down 12.4% since 2020.
Students
White 95%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 2%Black 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
11 public schools.
Cumberland Elementary School
C428 students13:1
Rosspoint Elementary School
C369 students15:1
Wallins Elementary School
C352 students13:1
Evarts Elementary School
C−335 students14:1
James A. Cawood Elementary
B−277 students11:1
Black Mountain Elementary School
C248 students11:1
Cawood Elementary School
C209 students13:1
Green Hills Elementary School
C−147 students13:1
Harlan County High School
C−945 students14:1
Cumberland Tech - Harlan Campus
0 students
Kentucky TECH - Harlan Regional Tech Ctr
0 students
Towns served
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.