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Best Public Schools in McCreary County, KY

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Schools

2,668

Students

Top rankedWhitley City Elementary School156^th of 684 Kentucky elementary schools

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Smallest classes

Pine Knot Intermediate 13 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)							KSA Reading (2026)							KSA Science (2026)			KSA Writing (2026)			KSA Social Studies (2026)			KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
McCreary Central High School	Public	9-12	400 Raider Way	Stearns	42647	McCreary County	McCreary County	No	No	No	No	(606) 376-5051	711	45	15.8	77.6%	678 (95.4%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	33.3	180^th of 262 public high schools	31.3%		38	173^rd of 254 public high schools	31.9%	7							34.0							43.0			21.0			45.0			25.0			30.0	$3,958	$1,490	$14,277
Whitley City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2819 N Hwy 27	Whitley City	42653	McCreary County	McCreary County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 376-2690	547	36	15.1	85.2%	528 (96.5%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	72.3	156^th of 684 public elementary schools	77.2%		74.5	139^th of 685 public elementary schools	79.7%	17	39.0	62.0	46.0					42.0	82.0	68.0					57.0			50.0			45.0			80.0			$1,959	$1,861	$12,671
McCreary County Middle School	Public	6-8	180 Raider Way	Stearns	42647	McCreary County	McCreary County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 376-5081	633	40	15.8	80.1%	602 (95.1%)	5 (0.8%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	16.6	288^th of 326 public middle schools	11.7%		18.3	271^st of 320 public middle schools	15.3%	17				28.0	33.0	28.0					34.0	35.0	24.0			18.0			31.0			29.0			25.0		$6,958	$2,031	$11,173
Pine Knot Intermediate	Public	3-5	6519 S Hwy 1651	Pine Knot	42635	McCreary County	McCreary County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 354-2511	352	27	13.0	86.1%	331 (94.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	52.8	310^th of 684 public elementary schools	54.7%		74.2	143^rd of 685 public elementary schools	79.1%	167	54.0	37.0	40.0					61.0	53.0	54.0					45.0			32.0			37.0			42.0			$1,959	$2,088	$12,527
Pine Knot Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	119 East Highway 2792	Pine Knot	42635	McCreary County	McCreary County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(606) 354-2161	425	29	14.6	86.6%	411 (96.7%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)								(n/a)																											$1,959	$2,512	$14,313

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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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