Perry County School District

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 C+School Grade

Public schools for Hazard, Vicco and Buckhorn.

At a glance

3,416Students enrolled

9Schools

3Towns served

$14,787Spent per student

15:1Student–teacher ratio

74%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

HazardViccoBuckhorn

Grades PK–8

West Perry Elementary School or East Perry County Elementary School or Roy G. Eversole Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 8

West Perry Elementary School or East Perry County Elementary School or Hazard Middle SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–8

5 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades PK–8

5 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis 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 proficiency23%

State average 29.6%

Reading / language arts42%

State average 41.3%

Graduation rate (4-year)92%

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

$14,787

per student each year · about the KY average

Spending

Classroom instruction59%

Support & administration32%

Other9%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)18%

State55%

Federal26%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

3,720’20

3,492’21

3,491’22

3,512’23

3,416’24

Students

White · 96%3,273

Hispanic · 2%62

Two or more races · 1%44

Black · 1%26

Asian · 0%8

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%2

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

Towns served

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Hazard5,008 people

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Vicco217 people

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Buckhorn95 people

Schools9 in district

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West Perry Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 743 students · Hazard

BPublic 📚

East Perry County Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 603 students · Hazard

BPublic 📚

Robert W Combs Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 325 students · Happy

C-Public 📚

Viper Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 282 students · Viper

B+Public 📚

Robinson Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 278 students · Ary

A-Public 📚

Perry County Alternative SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 7 students · Hazard

Public 🏫

Perry County Central High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 819 students · Hazard

C+Public 🏫

Learning AcademyHigh · Grades 9–12 · 39 students · Hazard

D-Public 📚

Buckhorn SchoolOther · Grades K–12 · 320 students · Buckhorn

C-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.