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Carter County Schools
Carter County is a public school district in Kentucky, based in Carter County (Grayson). SchoolGrade grades 11 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Carter County on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Carter County
11 of 11 schools in Carter County carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 2B: 1C: 5D: 3
Best schools in Carter County
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Carter City Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Star Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Prichard Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Heritage Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C West Carter Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C East Carter County High School (High school, meets expectations)
- C- Carter Virtual Academy (K-12 school, underperforms expectations)
- C- West Carter County High School (High school, meets expectations)
- D+ Olive Hill Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Tygart Creek Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Carter County
High schools (2)
- C East Carter County High School, Grayson
- C- West Carter County High School, Olive Hill
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- D+ East Carter Middle School, Grayson
- C West Carter Middle School, Olive Hill
Elementary and primary schools (6)
- A Carter City Elementary School, Grayson
- C Heritage Elementary School, Grayson
- D+ Olive Hill Elementary School, Olive Hill
- B Prichard Elementary School, Grayson
- A Star Elementary School, Rush
- D+ Tygart Creek Elementary School, Olive Hill
Other schools and academies (1)
- C- Carter Virtual Academy, Olive Hill
Where Carter County schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Grayson (5)
- Olive Hill (5)
- Rush (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kentucky
- County: Carter County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,079 students with 255 full-time-equivalent teachers and 635 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2101020
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Elliott County (4 schools, 14 mi)
- Greenup County (7 schools, 16 mi)
- Boyd County (8 schools, 19 mi)
- Russell Independent (5 schools, 22 mi)
- Rowan County (9 schools, 22 mi)
- Raceland-Worthington Independent (3 schools, 23 mi)
- Lawrence County (6 schools, 23 mi)
- Ashland Independent (7 schools, 23 mi)
Questions about Carter County
How many schools are in Carter County?
SchoolGrade grades 11 public schools in Carter County, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Carter County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Grayson, Olive Hill, Rush.
How good are the schools in Carter County?
Across the 11 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 41.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 36.1%. 55% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Carter County?
4,079 students were enrolled in Carter County in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Carter County?
Carter County is in Kentucky, based in Carter County, with its district office in Grayson. Its boundary covers about 409 sq mi.