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Best Public Schools in Hancock County, KY

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Schools

1,449

Students

Top rankedHancock County High School66^th of 254 Kentucky high schools

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Biggest riser

North Hancock Elementary School up 164 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

South Hancock Elementary School 13 students per teacher

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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	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
Hancock County High School	Public	9-12	80 State Rt 271 S	Lewisport	42351	Hancock County	Hancock County	No	No	No	No	(270) 927-6953	461	31	14.8	41.6%	423 (91.8%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	65.1	66^th of 254 public high schools	74.0%		76.6	41^st of 290 public high schools	85.9%	25							60.0							50.0			21.0			63.0			36.0			44.0	$23,208	$323	$153	$476	$11,673	$4,983	$16,656
Hancock County Middle School	Public	6-8	100 State Rt 271 South	Lewisport	42351	Hancock County	Hancock County	No	No	No	No	(270) 927-6712	308	20	15.4	46.4%	282 (91.6%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	38.2	199^th of 320 public middle schools	37.8%		52.9	134^th of 324 public middle schools	58.6%	65				29.0	48.0	39.0					51.0	43.0	34.0			35.0			44.0			30.0			44.0		$18,295	$667	$133	$800	$12,644	$3,421	$16,065
South Hancock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8631 State Rt 69	Hawesville	42348	Hancock County	Hancock County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 927-6762	213	16	13.0	51.2%	202 (94.8%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	59.6	258^th of 685 public elementary schools	62.3%		55.2	291^st of 685 public elementary schools	57.5%	33	58.0	36.0	47.0					47.0	49.0	60.0					38.0			43.0			57.0			53.0			$20,173	$838	$199	$1,037	$13,257	$4,309	$17,565
North Hancock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Frank Luttrell Rd	Lewisport	42351	Hancock County	Hancock County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 927-7900	451	32	14.2	59.0%	400 (88.7%)	4 (0.9%)	29 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	57	281^st of 685 public elementary schools	59.0%		37.2	445^th of 685 public elementary schools	35.0%	164	41.0	54.0	48.0					39.0	64.0	56.0					43.0			39.0			42.0			47.0			$19,281	$549	$428	$977	$12,941	$3,901	$16,841
Hancock County Alternative Program	Public, Virtual	6-12	8080 Hwy 60 W.	Lewisport	42351	Hancock County	Hancock County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(270) 927-7765	16	2	8.0	68.8%	15 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)								(n/a)

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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.

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