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The highest-poverty public schools in Harlan County, Kentucky

Across Harlan County, Kentucky, 12 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Black Mountain Elementary School leads the list at 90.7%, against a median of 82.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
12
Harlan County, Kentucky
Top % FRL
90.7%
Median % FRL
82.1%
HIGHEST POVERTY · HARLAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Black Mountain Elementary SchoolEvarts, KYHarlan CountyElementary24890.7%
2Evarts Elementary SchoolEvarts, KYHarlan CountyElementary33588.1%
3Cawood Elementary SchoolCawood, KYHarlan CountyElementary20986.6%
4Green Hills Elementary SchoolBledsoe, KYHarlan CountyElementary14783.7%
5Cumberland Elementary SchoolCumberland, KYHarlan CountyElementary42883.4%
6James A. Cawood ElementaryHarlan, KYHarlan CountyElementary27783.0%
7Harlan County High SchoolBaxter, KYHarlan CountyHigh94581.2%
8Wallins Elementary SchoolWallins, KYHarlan CountyElementary35281.0%
9Rosspoint Elementary SchoolBaxter, KYHarlan CountyElementary36977.2%
10Harlan Elementary SchoolHarlan, KYHarlan IndependentElementary33561.2%
11Harlan High SchoolHarlan, KYHarlan IndependentHigh45554.9%
12Appalachian Challenge AcademyGrays Knob, KYKentucky National Guard Youth ChalleNGe AcademiesHigh1003.0%
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