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Letcher County Schools
Letcher County is a public school district in Kentucky, based in Letcher County (Whitesburg). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Letcher 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 Letcher County
7 of 8 schools in Letcher County carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
C: 4D: 3
Best schools in Letcher 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- Whitesburg Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Cowan Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Letcher County Central High School (High school, meets expectations)
- C- West Whitesburg Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Fleming Neon Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Arlie Boggs Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Martha Jane Potter Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Letcher County
High schools (1)
- C- Letcher County Central High School, Whitesburg
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- D+ Fleming Neon Middle School, Neon
- Letcher Elementary And Middle School, Blackey
- C- Whitesburg Middle School, Whitesburg
Elementary and primary schools (4)
- D+ Arlie Boggs Elementary School, Eolia
- C- Cowan Elementary School, Whitesburg
- D Martha Jane Potter Elementary School, Whitesburg
- C- West Whitesburg Elementary School, Whitesburg
Where Letcher County schools are
Cities and towns served (4)
- Whitesburg (5)
- Blackey (1)
- Eolia (1)
- Neon (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kentucky
- County: Letcher County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,467 students with 190 full-time-equivalent teachers and 454 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2103360
- 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
- Knott County (7 schools, 18 mi)
- Hazard Independent (3 schools, 19 mi)
- Perry County (10 schools, 21 mi)
- Harlan County (9 schools, 25 mi)
- Leslie County (5 schools, 28 mi)
- Harlan Independent (3 schools, 30 mi)
- Floyd County (14 schools, 32 mi)
- Pike County (19 schools, 37 mi)
Questions about Letcher County
How many schools are in Letcher County?
SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Letcher County, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Letcher County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Whitesburg, Blackey, Eolia, Neon.
How good are the schools in Letcher County?
Across the 7 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 25.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 26.7%. 71% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Letcher County?
2,467 students were enrolled in Letcher County in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Letcher County?
Letcher County is in Kentucky, based in Letcher County, with its district office in Whitesburg. Its boundary covers about 313 sq mi.