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Grayson County Schools
Grayson County is a public school district in Kentucky, based in Grayson County (Leitchfield). SchoolGrade grades 7 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Grayson 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 Grayson County
6 of 7 schools in Grayson County carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 2B: 2C: 1D: 1
Best schools in Grayson County
Statewide rankings: all 224 high schools in Kentucky · all 206 middle schools in Kentucky · all 680 elementary schools in Kentucky
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 Clarkson Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Grayson County Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Oran P Lawler Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Grayson County High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Caneyville Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D H W Wilkey Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Grayson County
High schools (1)
- B- Grayson County High School, Leitchfield
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- A- Grayson County Middle School, Leitchfield
Elementary and primary schools (4)
- C- Caneyville Elementary School, Caneyville
- A Clarkson Elementary School, Clarkson
- D H W Wilkey Elementary School, Leitchfield
- B Oran P Lawler Elementary School, Leitchfield
Other schools and academies (1)
- Grayson Co Alternative Education, Leitchfield
Where Grayson County schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Leitchfield (5)
- Caneyville (1)
- Clarkson (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kentucky
- County: Grayson County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,034 students with 258 full-time-equivalent teachers and 612 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2102300
- 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
- Edmonson County (5 schools, 17 mi)
- Breckinridge County (6 schools, 23 mi)
- Hardin County (24 schools, 25 mi)
- Butler County (5 schools, 25 mi)
- Ohio County (10 schools, 27 mi)
- Hart County (6 schools, 28 mi)
- Caverna Independent (3 schools, 31 mi)
- Elizabethtown Independent (6 schools, 31 mi)
Questions about Grayson County
How many schools are in Grayson County?
SchoolGrade grades 7 public schools in Grayson 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 Grayson County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Leitchfield, Caneyville, Clarkson.
How good are the schools in Grayson County?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 45.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 30.5%. 83% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Grayson County?
4,034 students were enrolled in Grayson County in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Grayson County?
Grayson County is in Kentucky, based in Grayson County, with its district office in Leitchfield. Its boundary covers about 500 sq mi.