Total enrollment
3,080
+73 (+2%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in Simpson County
Kentucky · 3,080 students · 1 city
Whether you are tracking a high school, middle school, or elementary school, Simpson County's 6 public K-12 schools collectively enroll about 3,080 students (3 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high).
4-year change in Simpson 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 Simpson County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kentucky | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #65 of 139 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,080 | #54 of 158 | #3,139 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #86 of 158 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #96 of 158 | #6,206 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 64.7% | #60 of 158 | #2,349 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.6% | #29 of 137 | #3,838 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 Simpson County
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Simpson Elementary School at 50.0% proficient to Franklin-Simpson High School at 37.3%, a gap of 12.8 points. That is the 89th 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 2,997 to 3,080 students (up 3%) and from 193 to 196 full-time teachers (up 2%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin-Simpson High School | Franklin | High | 09-12 | 830 |
| Simpson Elementary School | Franklin | Elementary | 01-03 | 731 |
| Franklin-Simpson Middle School | Franklin | Middle | 06-08 | 662 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Franklin | Elementary | 04-05 | 463 |
| Franklin Elementary School | Franklin | Elementary | PK-KG | 324 |
| Franklin-Simpson High School West Campus | Franklin | High | 06-12 | 70 |
About Simpson County
As a compact district in Kentucky, Simpson County enrolls 3,080 students across 6 schools.
On the school-mix side, Simpson County comprises 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 513 in this district, meaningfully above the Kentucky typical of 467.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Simpson County has held roughly steady since SY 2020-21, moving from about 3,007 students to 3,080.
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