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Harlan County Schools
Harlan County is a public school district in Kentucky, based in Harlan County (Harlan). SchoolGrade grades 9 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Harlan 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 Harlan County
9 of 9 schools in Harlan County carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
C: 1D: 8
Best schools in Harlan 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.
- C- James A Cawood Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Cumberland Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Cawood Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Wallins Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Green Hills Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Rosspoint Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Evarts Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Black Mountain Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Harlan County High School (High school, meets expectations)
Every school in Harlan County
High schools (1)
- D Harlan County High School, Baxter
Elementary and primary schools (8)
- D Black Mountain Elementary School, Evarts
- D+ Cawood Elementary School, Cawood
- D+ Cumberland Elementary School, Cumberland
- D+ Evarts Elementary School, Evarts
- D+ Green Hills Elementary School, Bledsoe
- C- James A Cawood Elementary, Harlan
- D+ Rosspoint Elementary School, Baxter
- D+ Wallins Elementary School, Wallins
Where Harlan County schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kentucky
- County: Harlan County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,361 students with 252 full-time-equivalent teachers and 638 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2102540
- 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
- Harlan Independent (3 schools, 6 mi)
- Leslie County (5 schools, 18 mi)
- Letcher County (8 schools, 25 mi)
- Bell County (7 schools, 26 mi)
- Perry County (10 schools, 26 mi)
- Hazard Independent (3 schools, 27 mi)
- Middlesboro Independent (4 schools, 32 mi)
- Clay County (10 schools, 34 mi)
Questions about Harlan County
How many schools are in Harlan County?
SchoolGrade grades 9 public schools in Harlan County, across 6 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Harlan County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Baxter, Evarts, Bledsoe, Cawood, Cumberland and 1 more.
How good are the schools in Harlan County?
Across the 9 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 22.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 24.4%. 56% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Harlan County?
3,361 students were enrolled in Harlan County in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Harlan County?
Harlan County is in Kentucky, based in Harlan County, with its district office in Harlan. Its boundary covers about 460 sq mi.