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Best Public Schools in Perry County, KY

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At a glance

Schools

4,432

Students

Districts

Top rankedRobinson Elementary School70^th of 684 Kentucky elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Viper Elementary School up 90 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Hazard High School 12.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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
Hazard High School	Public	9-12	157 Bulldog Ln	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Hazard Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 439-1318	303	24	12.8	50.2%	276 (91.1%)	13 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.6%)	69.1	63^rd of 262 public high schools	76.0%		74	44^th of 254 public high schools	82.7%	19							42.0							58.0			24.0			73.0			40.0			49.0	$26,025	$2,698	$18,380
Hazard Middle School	Public	5-8	325 School Street	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Hazard Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 436-4421	256	19	13.8	57.0%	224 (87.5%)	13 (5.1%)	4 (1.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	55.5	122^nd of 326 public middle schools	62.6%		49.6	152^nd of 320 public middle schools	52.5%	30				47.0	37.0	51.0				54.0	60.0	43.0	48.0					38.0	44.0		42.0	41.0		54.0	49.0		$22,913	$2,510	$15,234
Roy G. Eversole Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	601 Broadway	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Hazard Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 436-4721	457	31	14.7	57.8%	408 (89.3%)	18 (3.9%)	14 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	72.5	154^th of 684 public elementary schools	77.5%		61.9	236^th of 685 public elementary schools	65.5%	82	47.0	53.0						68.0	73.0						41.0												$23,041	$2,190	$15,414
Perry County Central High School	Public	9-12	305 Park Ave	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 439-5888	819	47	17.4	66.7%	786 (96.0%)	4 (0.5%)	18 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	41	154^th of 262 public high schools	41.2%		37.1	175^th of 254 public high schools	31.1%	21							36.0							39.0			22.0			46.0			35.0			37.0	$14,285	$1,505	$11,295
Buckhorn School	Public, Alternative	K-12	18392 KY Hwy 28	Buckhorn	41721	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 398-7176	320	22	14.3	80.9%	312 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)								(n/a)	45.0	67.0	50.0	62.0	40.0	45.0	39.0			43.0	67.0	40.0	40.0	61.0	58.0		16.0	20.0			43.0	50.0	29.0	47.0	45.0	35.0	$17,443	$2,902	$12,955
Robert W Combs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	9165 Hwy 15 S	Happy	41746	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 476-2518	325	25	13.2	83.7%	319 (98.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	14.9	611^th of 684 public elementary schools	10.7%		21.7	563^rd of 685 public elementary schools	17.8%	48			20.0		32.0	34.0		40.0		30.0	43.0	48.0	28.0						38.0		20.0	38.0		25.0	25.0		$15,865	$2,262	$12,038
Robinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	13150 Ky Hwy 476	Ary	41712	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 378-7761	278	16	17.1	76.6%	266 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	83.7	70^th of 684 public elementary schools	89.8%		87.8	54^th of 685 public elementary schools	92.1%	16	50.0	64.0	55.0	67.0	60.0	42.0			72.0	76.0		83.0	63.0			57.0		55.0	88.0		61.0	54.0		58.0	58.0		$13,849	$2,878	$9,419
Viper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 Eddington Ln	Viper	41774	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 439-3837	282	19	15.1	80.5%	277 (98.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	80.1	104^th of 684 public elementary schools	84.8%		67.5	194^th of 685 public elementary schools	71.7%	90		68.0	53.0	68.0	47.0	40.0		75.0	79.0	78.0		61.0	43.0		57.0			34.0	57.0		34.0	26.0		66.0	40.0		$16,153	$1,948	$12,653
East Perry County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	301 Perry Circle Rd	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 436-3423	603	43	14.0	65.3%	561 (93.0%)	9 (1.5%)	20 (3.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	71.7	160^th of 684 public elementary schools	76.6%		65.7	212^th of 685 public elementary schools	69.1%	52	29.0	60.0	58.0	60.0	39.0	47.0		54.0	66.0	65.0	80.0	64.0	47.0		46.0	38.0		40.0			42.0	51.0		71.0	49.0		$14,276	$1,691	$11,066
Perry County Alternative School	Public	K-8	72 Edna Lane	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	No	(606) 436-4932	7	2	3.5	—	7 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Learning Academy	Public	9-12	305 Park Avenue	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	No	(606) 439-5888	39	2	21.7	97.4%	34 (87.2%)	4 (10.3%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
West Perry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	72 Miss Edna Lane	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 439-6438	743	49	15.2	77.9%	711 (95.7%)	5 (0.7%)	10 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	60.7	239^th of 684 public elementary schools	65.1%		73.4	151^st of 685 public elementary schools	78.0%	88	30.0	53.0	46.0	50.0	42.0	30.0		45.0	63.0	59.0	67.0	46.0	38.0		55.0			34.0	59.0		41.0	38.0		56.0	45.0		$12,798	$1,979	$9,317

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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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