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Whitley County Schools
Whitley County is a public school district in Kentucky, based in Whitley County (Williamsburg). SchoolGrade grades 11 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Whitley 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 Whitley County
8 of 11 schools in Whitley County carry a SchoolGrade (3 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 6B: 2
Best schools in Whitley 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+ Whitley County East Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Pleasant View Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Whitley Central Intermediate School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Boston Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Whitley County Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Whitley County High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Oak Grove Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Whitley County North Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Whitley County
High schools (1)
- A Whitley County High School, Williamsburg
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- A Whitley Central Intermediate School, Williamsburg
- A Whitley County Middle School, Williamsburg
Elementary and primary schools (6)
- A Boston Elementary School, Williamsburg
- B+ Oak Grove Elementary School, Corbin
- A+ Pleasant View Elementary School, Williamsburg
- Whitley County Central Primary School, Williamsburg
- A+ Whitley County East Elementary School, Williamsburg
- B- Whitley County North Elementary School, Rockholds
Other schools and academies (2)
- Colonel Academy, Williamsburg
- Whitley County Alternative School, Williamsburg
Where Whitley County schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Williamsburg (9)
- Corbin (1)
- Rockholds (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Kentucky
- County: Whitley County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,222 students with 290 full-time-equivalent teachers and 726 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2105880
- 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
- Corbin Independent (9 schools, 10 mi)
- Knox County (12 schools, 16 mi)
- McCreary County (4 schools, 21 mi)
- Laurel County (17 schools, 22 mi)
- Bell County (7 schools, 24 mi)
- Middlesboro Independent (4 schools, 25 mi)
- Clay County (10 schools, 34 mi)
- Pulaski County (13 schools, 34 mi)
Questions about Whitley County
How many schools are in Whitley County?
SchoolGrade grades 11 public schools in Whitley 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 Whitley County serve?
The largest by graded schools: Williamsburg, Corbin, Rockholds.
How good are the schools in Whitley County?
Across the 8 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A-, with 58.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 29.9%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Whitley County?
4,222 students were enrolled in Whitley County in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Whitley County?
Whitley County is in Kentucky, based in Whitley County, with its district office in Williamsburg. Its boundary covers about 416 sq mi.