Grayson County School District

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade

Public schools for Leitchfield, Clarkson and Caneyville.

At a glance

4,030Students enrolled

9Schools

3Towns served

$11,927Spent per student

16:1Student–teacher ratio

61%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

LeitchfieldClarksonCaneyville

Grades PK–5

H W Wilkey Elementary School or Oran P Lawler Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–5

Clarkson Elementary School642 students · ClarksonThis district

Grades PK–5

4 elementary 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 proficiency27%

State average 29.6%

Reading / language arts40%

State average 41.3%

Graduation rate (4-year)91%

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

$11,927

per student each year · 19% below the KY average

Spending

Classroom instruction62%

Support & administration30%

Other8%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)24%

State55%

Federal21%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

4,074’20

3,989’21

4,039’22

4,034’23

4,030’24

Students

White · 94%3,788

Hispanic · 3%112

Two or more races · 2%73

Black · 1%27

Asian · 0%20

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%10

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

Towns served

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Leitchfield6,819 people

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Clarkson865 people

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Caneyville474 people

Schools9 in district

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Clarkson Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 642 students · Clarkson

B+Public 📚

H W Wilkey Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 504 students · Leitchfield

BPublic 📚

Oran P Lawler Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 470 students · Leitchfield

A-Public 📚

Caneyville Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 378 students · Caneyville

B-Public 📚

Grayson County Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 837 students · Leitchfield

B-Public 🏫

Grayson County High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,180 students · Leitchfield

B-Public 🏫

Grayson Co. Alternative EducationHigh · Grades 6–12 · 19 students · Leitchfield

Public 🏫

Grayson County Area Vocational Ed CenterHigh · Grades 9–12 · Leitchfield

Public 📚

Grayson County Schools Preschool CenterPrekindergarten · Grades PK · Leitchfield

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.