Total enrollment
3,240
-653 (-17%) vs SY 2017-18
8 schools in Lincoln County
Kentucky · 3,255 students · 4 cities
Lincoln County is a public-school district inside Kentucky, running 8 K-12 schools with combined enrollment of roughly 3,255 students, broken out as 5 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high.
7-year change in Lincoln County
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
-2 (-22%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
89%
was 91%
% Hispanic
5%
was 4%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County High School | Stanford | High | 09-12 | 886 |
| Lincoln County Middle School | Stanford | Middle | 06-08 | 697 |
| Stanford Elementary School | Stanford | Elementary | PK-05 | 572 |
| Hustonville Elementary School | Hustonville | Elementary | PK-05 | 439 |
| Crab Orchard Elementary School | Crab Orchard | Elementary | PK-05 | 266 |
| Waynesburg Elementary School | Waynesburg | Elementary | PK-05 | 194 |
| Highland Elementary School | Waynesburg | Elementary | PK-05 | 186 |
| Patriot Academy | Stanford | High | 06-12 | 15 |
About Lincoln County
Across 8 schools, Lincoln County hosts about 3,255 students in Kentucky. By footprint it is a thinly populated district.
In terms of grade levels, Lincoln County comprises 5 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Lincoln County is about 407, below the Kentucky average of roughly 467.
Trend over the past 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 17%: 3,893 students in SY 2017-18 versus 3,240 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Lincoln County shed 2 schools, going from 9 to 7.
On allk12, the community for Lincoln County discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.