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Kentucky: the counties with the lowest-performing public schools

109 counties

Kentucky counties ranked by the lowest enrollment-weighted state-assessment proficiency. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify. The median ranked county is at 41.5%. Showing ranks 51 to 100.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
51McCreary CountyKY52,66841.0%
52Barren CountyKY197,74941.3%
53Taylor CountyKY94,06441.4%
54Adair CountyKY52,58541.5%
55Larue CountyKY62,44841.5%
56McLean CountyKY61,38741.8%
57Morgan CountyKY81,76942.2%
58Hopkins CountyKY166,89642.4%
59Simpson CountyKY63,08042.5%
60Crittenden CountyKY31,27242.7%
61Scott CountyKY179,86342.7%
62Hardin CountyKY3317,03743.2%
63Montgomery CountyKY84,44243.2%
64Harlan CountyKY134,31043.3%
65Warren CountyKY4023,32443.7%
66Hancock CountyKY51,44943.9%
67Jessamine CountyKY138,33143.9%
68Daviess CountyKY3315,98344.0%
69Marshall CountyKY114,30244.0%
70Caldwell CountyKY41,87944.1%
71Rockcastle CountyKY62,79244.2%
72Wolfe CountyKY71,07244.5%
73Anderson CountyKY63,63344.9%
74Grayson CountyKY74,03044.9%
75Bell CountyKY134,13545.2%
76Garrard CountyKY52,50345.4%
77Fayette CountyKY7342,14245.5%
78Kenton CountyKY4122,22545.5%
79Livingston CountyKY41,02045.5%
80Knott CountyKY72,04845.6%
81Mercer CountyKY73,19945.8%
82Perry CountyKY124,43245.8%
83Meade CountyKY105,00146.3%
84Russell CountyKY53,02446.4%
85Jackson CountyKY81,99746.6%
86Ballard CountyKY41,01546.7%
87Edmonson CountyKY51,85447.0%
88Spencer CountyKY63,34147.2%
89Ohio CountyKY103,72647.3%
90Marion CountyKY83,03647.6%
91Boone CountyKY3222,39449.1%
92Graves CountyKY135,96949.6%
93Knox CountyKY185,27649.6%
94Madison CountyKY2312,10349.6%
95Woodford CountyKY84,06449.8%
96Henderson CountyKY136,70750.2%
97Campbell CountyKY2211,16851.4%
98Pike CountyKY228,64451.9%
99Johnson CountyKY104,04452.5%
100Boyle CountyKY124,81053.2%

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