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Buckhorn School

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Buckhorn School ranks 209 th of 685 Kentucky alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

209^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Alternative Schools

Better than 69% of Kentucky alternative schools

Summary

Buckhorn School is an alternative public school in Buckhorn, Kentucky, serving 317 students in grades K-12. The school is part of the Perry County School District, which is ranked 37th out of 157 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Buckhorn School stands out for its consistently high graduation rates, ranging from 91.0% to 95.0% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. The school also has relatively low dropout rates, between 0.7% and 1.3%, lower than the state average. Academically, Buckhorn School outperforms the state and Perry County averages in Mathematics and Reading, with 62% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 56% in the county and 44% statewide. However, the school faces challenges, with high rates of chronic absenteeism ranging from 25.0% to 54.0% in recent years.

Compared to the nearby Jackson City School, Buckhorn School generally outperforms in terms of graduation rates and dropout rates, but lags behind in some academic areas, such as Mathematics and Reading proficiency. The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Buckhorn School, ranging from 70.32% to 81.79%, suggests the school serves a population with significant economic challenges, which may contribute to the observed academic and attendance issues. Despite the school's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $12,970 to $23,425 in recent years, additional strategies or interventions may be needed to address the unique needs of Buckhorn School's student population.

320

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,138

Per pupil spending ?

80.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18392 KY Hwy 28
Buckhorn, KY 41721

(606) 398-7176

District: Perry County

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.5%

Hispanic:

1.9%

Two or more races:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 79th percentile in 2025 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (50% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Above the Kentucky median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 25% Kentucky)

!Ranking has slipped from its 79th-percentile peak (2025) to 30th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg51%

Kentucky avg44%

Elementary school

209^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 38 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

67^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 48 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

179^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

See the entire ranking list of Kentucky High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^th of 157Perry County among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	209 of 685	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	324 of 685	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	324 of 687	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	12.1	629 of 684	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	55.0	312 of 700	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	225 of 691	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.1	256 of 694	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	28.5	551 of 690	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.0	477 of 698	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	17.7	640 of 705	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.3	630 of 719	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.5	641 of 713	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.7	541 of 688	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	272 of 648	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.8	123 of 644	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.8	55 of 671	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	66.9	177 of 663	73.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	83 of 672	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	141 of 665	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	155 of 670	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	29.1	498 of 667	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.3	211 of 664	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	89 of 653	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	43.0	378 of 652	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.0	216 of 652	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	194 of 665	70.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	61.4	239 of 661	63.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	249 of 659	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	344 of 659	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	383 of 658	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	8.6	636 of 656	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	299 of 592	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.5	245 of 593	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	67 of 320	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	53.6	131 of 324	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	139 of 327	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	12.1	295 of 320	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.9	162 of 335	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.1	237 of 322	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.7	253 of 330	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.4	276 of 331	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.6	231 of 337	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	23.9	282 of 335	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.1	300 of 335	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.4	289 of 319	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	58.8	129 of 304	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	68.6	40 of 226	82.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	139 of 298	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.7	231 of 300	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	195 of 295	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.0	261 of 299	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.4	183 of 299	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	186 of 290	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	27 of 314	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	65.3	80 of 311	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	88 of 309	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	14.9	286 of 310	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	195 of 303	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	177 of 285	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	45 of 303	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	53.4	122 of 304	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	93 of 307	69.7%	★★★★☆
2019	46.5	160 of 303	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.3	248 of 293	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	99.4	2 of 130	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	61.1	96 of 294	67.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	102 of 314	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	162 of 316	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	152 of 320	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	10.7	298 of 314	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	179 of 254	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.1	113 of 290	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	171 of 276	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	204 of 271	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.7	139 of 267	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	206 of 285	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	172 of 271	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.8	227 of 287	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.0	207 of 288	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.2	205 of 295	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.9	160 of 290	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.2	190 of 291	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	23.7	196 of 229	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.0	216 of 226	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	47.5	116 of 223	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	73.0	35 of 217	83.9%	★★★★☆
2008	42.0	132 of 217	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.8	153 of 217	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	209 of 239	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	185 of 261	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	62.8	75 of 253	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	37.5	168 of 252	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	124 of 236	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.8	205 of 249	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.9	148 of 234	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	83.1	2 of 37	94.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	59.8	87 of 274	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	96 of 272	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.2	166 of 266	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.3	208 of 254	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.7	75 of 232	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	73.5	48 of 262	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	41.3	150 of 259	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	204 of 257	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	187 of 238	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	129 of 251	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	154 of 237	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	39.8	148 of 226	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	188 of 251	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.9	131 of 273	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.6	177 of 264	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	202 of 260	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	150 of 198	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2019)64th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2024)98th percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2019)82nd percentile+31 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-26 vs school

High school

Homeless (2023)95th percentile+57 vs school

Male (2024)82nd percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)68th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2019)35th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing63%+18 vs state

Science55%+18 vs state

Mathematics52%+10 vs state

Editing and Mechanics52%+7 vs state

Reading49%~ state avg

Social Studies41%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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 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
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)		62.0		56.0	50.0	42.0		60.0	41.0	47.0	61.0	60.0	42.0	31.0	55.0				63.0	47.0	58.0	17.0	47.0	77.0	33.0	$22,138	$2,615	$1,881	$4,496	$11,181	$3,997	$15,178
Jackson City School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	940 Highland Ave	Jackson	41339	Breathitt County	Jackson Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 666-5164	371	23	16.1	60.4%	364 (98.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	22.0	16.0	47.0	35.0	42.0	43.0	25.0	22.0	48.0	43.0	41.0	58.0	30.0	29.0	29.0	42.0	37.0	22.0		23.0	43.0	50.0	50.0	43.0		$30,363	$5,020	$3,223	$8,243	$14,877	$2,250	$17,123

Frequently Asked Questions about Buckhorn School

What district is Buckhorn School in?

Perry County

Is Buckhorn School a good school?

Buckhorn School ranks 209^th of 685 Kentucky alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Buckhorn School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 320 students attended Buckhorn School.

What is the racial makeup of Buckhorn School?

Students at Buckhorn School are 98% White, 2% Hispanic.

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