Knott County School District

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 BSchool Grade

Public schools for Hindman and Pippa Passes, and parts of Vicco.

At a glance

2,048Students enrolled

7Schools

2Towns served

$15,342Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

73%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

HindmanPippa Passes

Grades PK–8

Hindman Elementary School434 students · HindmanThis 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 arts39%

State average 41.3%

Graduation rate (4-year)97%

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

$15,342

per student each year · 4% above the KY average

Spending

Classroom instruction61%

Support & administration31%

Other7%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)18%

State48%

Federal34%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

2,176’20

2,152’21

2,092’22

2,072’23

2,048’24

Students

White · 98%2,007

Hispanic · 1%16

Black · 1%14

Two or more races · 0%8

Asian · 0%1

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%1

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

Towns served

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Hindman790 people

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Pippa Passes450 people

Also covers small parts of Vicco.

Schools7 in district

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Hindman Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 434 students · Hindman

B-Public 📚

Carr Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 369 students · Littcarr

B+Public 📚

Emmalena Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 204 students · Emmalena

C-Public 📚

Beaver Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 183 students · Topmost

DPublic 📚

Jones Fork Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 153 students · Mousie

C-Public 🏫

Knott County Central High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 520 students · Hindman

CPublic 📚

Cordia SchoolOther · Grades PK–12 · 185 students · Hazard

APublic

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.