Grayson County High School

Grayson County High School operates as an expansive senior high in Leitchfield, Kentucky, operated by Grayson County. Current enrollment sits at 1,180 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 111% above the state mean of about 558.

Grayson County runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 4,030 students. Grayson County High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Grayson County High School lists that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 3% Hispanic. Compared to Grayson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Grayson County High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.7%, the actual is 38.0%, a residual of -6.7 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Grayson County) records that median household earnings sit near $50,757, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Grayson County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,030 students), of which Grayson County High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Grayson Co. Alternative Education, around 0.0 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Grayson County High School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 48.6%.

Grayson County High School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Grayson County High School has fell 12%, going from 1,340 students in 2018 to 1,180 in 2025.

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