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Best High Schools in Zip Code 40806

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945

Students

Top rankedHarlan County High School158^th of 254 Kentucky high schools

Summary:

The 40806 zip code in Kentucky is home to a single high school, Harlan County High School, which serves 944 students in the Harlan County school district. The district is ranked 52 out of 157 in Kentucky and has a 3-star rating.

Harlan County High School has a strong 93.5% four-year graduation rate, but also a relatively high 25.0% chronic absenteeism rate. The school's test scores are mixed, with 10th-grade students scoring below the state average in Mathematics (34% vs. 41%) and Reading (25% vs. 47%), but above the state average in 11th-grade Writing (50% vs. 45%). The school has a high percentage of students (83.26%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low-income student population.

Despite the challenges faced by the school's student population, Harlan County High School maintains a strong graduation rate and invests resources in its students, with a higher-than-average per-student spending of $20,889 and a lower student-teacher ratio of 13.6 compared to the state average. The school's performance on state assessments suggests areas for potential improvement, and further analysis could explore strategies to enhance student outcomes in Mathematics and Reading.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)	KSA Reading (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 10th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th 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
Harlan County High School	Public	9-12	4000 N US Hwy 119	Baxter	40806	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 574-2020	945	68	13.8	81.2%	889 (94.1%)	22 (2.3%)	20 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.3%)	42.5	158^th of 254 public high schools	37.8%		62.8	94^th of 290 public high schools	67.6%	64	34.0	25.0	50.0	37.0	44.0	$20,889	$2,394	$2,241	$4,635	$8,535	$3,502	$12,037

Cities Near Zip Code 40806

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Baxter	1.53 mi	2	122^nd
Harlan	2.1 mi	6	73^rd
Bledsoe	2.3 mi	1	22^nd
Grays Knob	5.05 mi	1
Wallins Creek	6.51 mi	1	248^th

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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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