Total enrollment
3,216
-239 (-7%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in Grant County
Kentucky · 3,216 students · 2 cities
Grant County's public-school directory holds 6 schools, serving about 3,216 K-12 students inside Kentucky (an average of 536 per school).
4-year change in Grant County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Grant County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kentucky | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #124 of 139 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,216 | #49 of 158 | #3,012 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #76 of 158 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #152 of 158 | #7,705 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 69.3% | #42 of 158 | #1,996 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.1% | #73 of 137 | #5,494 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Grant County
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Dry Ridge Elementary at 42.7% proficient to Mason-Corinth Elementary at 27.3%, a gap of 15.5 points. That is the 79th widest gap among 101 Kentucky districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 3,775 to 3,216 students (down 15%) and from 226 to 179 full-time teachers (down 21%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant County High School | Dry Ridge | High | 09-12 | 1,016 |
| Grant County Middle School | Dry Ridge | Middle | 06-08 | 699 |
| Sherman Elementary | Dry Ridge | Elementary | PK-05 | 415 |
| Dry Ridge Elementary | Dry Ridge | Elementary | PK-05 | 400 |
| Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary | Dry Ridge | Elementary | PK-05 | 387 |
| Mason-Corinth Elementary | Williamstown | Elementary | PK-05 | 299 |
About Grant County
Grant County is a low-population Kentucky school district running 6 schools with combined enrollment near 3,216.
In terms of grade levels, Grant County consists of 4 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Average enrollment per school in Grant County is about 536, higher than the Kentucky average of roughly 467.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Grant County has shrank 7% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 3,455 students to 3,216.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Grant County discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.