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Best Public Schools in Adair County, KY

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Kentucky Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Kentucky Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

2,585

Students

Top rankedAdair County High School125^th of 254 Kentucky high schools

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Biggest riser

Adair County Middle School up 36 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Adair County Primary Center 13.4 students per teacher

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)							KSA Reading (2025)							KSA Science (2025)			KSA Writing (2025)			KSA Social Studies (2025)			KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Adair County High School	Public	9-12	526 Indian Dr	Columbia	42728	Adair County	Adair County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 384-2751	805	55	14.7	67.0%	689 (85.6%)	17 (2.1%)	55 (6.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.8%)	49.7	125^th of 254 public high schools	50.8%		45.1	152^nd of 290 public high schools	47.6%	27							48.0							58.0			17.0			44.0			36.0			33.0	$13,160	$450	$184	$688	$9,827	$2,136	$12,187
Adair Learning Academy	Public	5-12	401 Appleby Dr	Columbia	42728	Adair County	Adair County	No	No	No	No	(270) 384-0811	67	8	8.3	4.5%	24 (35.8%)	35 (52.2%)	3 (4.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.0%)								(n/a)
Adair County Middle School	Public	6-8	322 General John Adair Dr	Columbia	42728	Adair County	Adair County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 384-5308	559	39	14.5	66.2%	480 (85.9%)	9 (1.6%)	43 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.5%)	45.6	168^th of 320 public middle schools	47.5%		37.8	204^th of 324 public middle schools	37.0%	36				56.0	36.0	49.0					51.0	51.0	41.0			24.0			45.0			39.0			39.0		$13,163	$861	$331	$1,269	$10,250	$1,262	$11,823
Adair County Elementary School	Public	3-5	870 Indian Dr	Columbia	42728	Adair County	Adair County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 384-0077	550	38	14.4	71.1%	474 (86.2%)	7 (1.3%)	36 (6.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.6%)	42.7	404^th of 685 public elementary schools	41.0%		41.9	401^st of 685 public elementary schools	41.5%	3	45.0	47.0	42.0					50.0	47.0	54.0					36.0			20.0			34.0			28.0			$13,410	$932	$282	$1,320	$10,585	$1,158	$12,058
Adair County Primary Center	Public	PK, KG-2	158 Col. Casey Dr	Columbia	42728	Adair County	Adair County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 384-3367	604	45	13.4	70.5%	513 (84.9%)	11 (1.8%)	43 (7.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.5%)								(n/a)																											$15,232	$1,400	$347	$1,849	$12,170	$1,374	$13,861

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.