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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the East Carter County High School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
678
High
DISTRICT 592 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARTER COUNTY·NCES 210102000194
East Carter County High School
405 Hitchins Rd, Grayson, KY 41143 · (606) 474-5714 · Carter County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL678 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Kentucky public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
379 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 169 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 176 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 165 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 168 | 25% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
44.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
35.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like East Carter County High School
East Carter County High School's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Carter County High School this school | 678 | 55.9% | 34.8% |
| Pendleton County High School Falmouth | 667 | 57.3% | 27.0% |
| Hart County High School Munfordville | 645 | 55.5% | 50.7% |
| Lawrence County High School Louisa | 757 | 57.3% | 26.7% |
| Greenup County High School Greenup | 807 | 56.6% | 31.5% |
| Fleming County High School Flemingsburg | 671 | 52.9% | 36.0% |
Matched among Kentucky high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where East Carter County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #133 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #142 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #134 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 678 | #125 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #170 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.6% | #175 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.9% | #123 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #99 of 139 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
678
-16 (-2%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 796
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 18.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 678 | 36.4 | 18.6:1 | 56% (379) |
| 2023-24 | 703 | 38.1 | 18.5:1 | 60% (421) |
| 2022-23 | 729 | 39.2 | 18.6:1 | 57% (416) |
| 2020-21 | 694 | 38 | 18.3:1 | 59% (406) |
| 2017-18 | 714 | 39.7 | 18.0:1 | 57% (405) |
| 2015-16 | 786 | 45 | 17.5:1 | 57% (447) |
| 2010-11 | 805 | 50 | 16.1:1 | 54% (433) |
| 2000-01 | 691 | 44 | 15.7:1 | 38% (260) |
| 1990-91 | 796 | 46 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Carter County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (714 to 678); teachers down 8% (39.7 to 36.4).
About East Carter County High School
As a medium-sized high school, East Carter County High School serves students in Grayson, Kentucky. The school counts 678 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 22% bigger than the 558 average for high schools in Kentucky.
East Carter County High School is one of the 11 schools that make up Carter County (3,980 students in total).
White students make up 94% of enrollment at East Carter County High School. Smaller groups are 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. For comparison, Carter County is about 95% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 12% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 18.6:1 comes from the school's 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.0 students per teacher above the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 56% in 2024-25. That is 9 points below the 65% average for public schools in Carter County.
The allk12 Grade for East Carter County High School is C. Compared with Kentucky public high schools, the school scored higher than 32% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
East Carter County High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.8% and a predicted 44.3%.
County data help place the school in context: in Carter County, the median household income is $51,235, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. In all, Carter County has 12 public schools and roughly 3,980 students.
The closest public school, Prichard Elementary School, is about 0.7 miles from East Carter County High School. Other public schools within five miles: 3. Compared with its nearest neighbors, East Carter County High School ranks 7th of 8 on average proficiency.
East Carter County High School is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
The school's size has been steady, with 694 students in 2020-21 and 678 in 2024-25.
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Carter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,341
Census ACS
Median income
$51,235
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,980 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carter County
- Prichard Elementary SchoolElementary · 612 students
- West Carter County High SchoolHigh · 506 students
- East Carter Middle SchoolMiddle · 490 students
- West Carter Middle SchoolMiddle · 392 students
- Olive Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 360 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
Other schools in Grayson
- Prichard Elementary SchoolElementary · 612 students
- East Carter Middle SchoolMiddle · 490 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
- Carter City Elementary SchoolElementary · 117 students
Nearby schools
- Prichard Elementary School0.7 mi · 612
- East Carter Middle School0.8 mi · 490
- Heritage Elementary School4.3 mi · 336
- Star Elementary School7.9 mi · 124
- West Carter Middle School11.7 mi · 392
- Carter Virtual Academy11.8 mi · 47
Frequently asked questions
About East Carter County High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at East Carter County High School?
East Carter County High School enrolls approximately 678 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does East Carter County High School serve?
East Carter County High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at East Carter County High School?
Approximately 18.6:1 students per teacher at East Carter County High School.
What is the student diversity at East Carter County High School?
Student demographics at East Carter County High School are roughly 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is East Carter County High School in?
East Carter County High School is part of Carter County.
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