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Ohio County

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At a glance

50^thof 158 Kentucky districts▼ 12

Better than 68% of Kentucky districts

Elementary 6 Middle 1 High 3Grades PK, KG-12

315 E Union St
Hartford, KY 42347·(270) 298-3249·All Kentucky district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 68.4% of districts

Schools

3,726

Students

Top rankedOhio County High School49^th of 262 Kentucky high schools

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Biggest riser

Beaver Dam Elementary School up 40 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Western Elementary School 12.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2★

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

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Summary:

Ohio County has 10 schools: six elementary schools, one middle school and three high schools, including two alternative programs. Reported enrollment ranges from 21 to 1,018 students. The clearest overall finding is that elementary results differ substantially from school to school: in grade 5 editing and mechanics, Fordsville Elementary scored 74%, while Horse Branch Elementary scored 24%, a 50-point spread.

Fordsville stands out among the elementary schools, averaging 11 points above state rates across its reported 2025–2026 tests; Southern Elementary averaged 7 points above. Fordsville had the county’s highest reported elementary scores in grade 4 math (68%, versus 43% statewide), grade 5 writing (48% versus 35%) and grade 5 editing and mechanics (74% versus 48%). Southern scored 70% in grade 6 math, compared with 42% statewide. At the other end, Horse Branch averaged 7 points below state rates, including 12% in grade 5 social studies (state: 38%) and 33% in grade 6 math (state: 42%). Ohio County Middle School and Ohio County High School were above the state in every reported test; the high school scored 68% in writing versus 47% statewide.

On tests available in both years, the average school-versus-state gap narrowed by 3 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, although Beaver Dam Elementary and the middle school improved their position by 3 points each. SchoolDigger’s rankings offer a longer-term, separate measure: from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026, its percentile fell 15 points at Wayland Alexander Elementary and rose 8 at Fordsville. For context, free/reduced lunch eligible rates in 2024–2025 ranged from 65% at Southern to 79% at Horse Branch; those figures do not explain test results. High school results also point in different directions: graduation was 97%, above the state’s 94%, while chronic absenteeism was 32%, above the district’s 27% and state’s 24%. Test scores for the two alternative programs are suppressed, so their results cannot be compared with other schools.

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Ranking:

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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
Beaver Dam Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	183 US Hwy 62 E	Beaver Dam	42320	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 274-4478	601	34	17.6	66.4%	429 (71.4%)	5 (0.8%)	143 (23.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	48.4	350^th of 684 public elementary schools	48.8%		44.2	390^th of 685 public elementary schools	43.1%	40	38.0	51.0	26.0	41.0				42.0	48.0	48.0	70.0				40.0			24.0			41.0			70.0			$14,784	$806	$12,072
Fordsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	359 W Main St	Fordsville	42343	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 276-3601	245	16	15.5	68.2%	228 (93.1%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	70.8	168^th of 684 public elementary schools	75.4%		78.2	119^th of 685 public elementary schools	82.6%	49		68.0	56.0	56.0				45.0	50.0	63.0	72.0				54.0			48.0			30.0			74.0			$17,289	$820	$14,363
Ohio County Middle School	Public	7-8	1404 S Main St	Hartford	42347	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	No	(270) 274-7893	523	32	16.4	66.0%	441 (84.3%)	3 (0.6%)	62 (11.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	71.8	67^th of 326 public middle schools	79.4%		64.6	102^nd of 320 public middle schools	68.1%	35					48.0	42.0						62.0	48.0			38.0			71.0			39.0			56.0		$13,964	$1,143	$10,901
Horse Branch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11980 US Hwy 62 E	Horse Branch	42349	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 274-4662	168	13	13.1	79.2%	160 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	36	454^th of 684 public elementary schools	33.6%		32	490^th of 685 public elementary schools	28.5%	36	35.0	57.0	29.0	33.0				42.0	65.0	41.0	48.0				43.0						12.0			24.0			$18,926	$1,108	$15,570
Ohio County High School	Public	9-12	1400 S Main St	Hartford	42347	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	No	(270) 274-3366	1,018	57	17.8	57.1%	866 (85.1%)	8 (0.8%)	118 (11.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.4%)	73	49^th of 262 public high schools	81.3%		82.5	27^th of 254 public high schools	89.4%	22							45.0							53.0			28.0			68.0			45.0			51.0	$14,686	$1,105	$11,708
Southern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3836 US Hwy 231 S	Beaver Dam	42320	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 274-3462	269	18	14.7	64.7%	234 (87.0%)	2 (0.7%)	31 (11.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	64.2	215^th of 684 public elementary schools	68.6%		69.2	179^th of 685 public elementary schools	73.9%	36	46.0	45.0	56.0	70.0				62.0	48.0	53.0					48.0			32.0			44.0			59.0			$16,242	$824	$13,373
Wayland Alexander Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1250 Oakwood Dr	Hartford	42347	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 298-3462	635	40	16.0	67.9%	576 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	47.4	360^th of 684 public elementary schools	47.4%		53.9	303^rd of 685 public elementary schools	55.8%	57	52.0	42.0	43.0	61.0				47.0	41.0	49.0	77.0				26.0			17.0			35.0			43.0			$15,377	$849	$12,648
Western Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4008 St Rt 85 E	Centertown	42328	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 274-7643	221	17	12.8	72.4%	210 (95.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	49.4	342^nd of 684 public elementary schools	50.0%		65	218^th of 685 public elementary schools	68.2%	124	41.0	65.0	43.0	58.0				41.0	61.0	43.0	60.0							26.0			17.0			46.0			$16,836	$761	$13,985
Ohio County Alternative Learning Program	Public	6-12	100 W Render St	Hartford	42347	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	No	(270) 298-9092	21	2	10.5	76.2%	20 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)																											$17,162	$210	$15,204
Ohio County Day Treatment	Public	6-12	100 W Render St	Hartford	42347	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	No	(270) 298-9092	25	2	12.5	84.0%	21 (84.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.0%)								(n/a)																											$29,171	$1,497	$25,923

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kentucky Technical System	1.02 mi	50
Muhlenberg County	14.94 mi	10	133^rd
McLean County	15.33 mi	6	30^th
Butler County	16.62 mi	6	118^th
Daviess County	18.34 mi	24	31^st

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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.