Can I use Allen County's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Allen County school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Allen County?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Allen County?

Start with the 6 listed public schools and 1 district entry, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Allen County Schools & Education

Name: Allen County, Kentucky Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Allen County, Kentucky

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

49/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Midrange Signal

Graduation Rate

93.0%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

93.0%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 93.8%

Per-Pupil Spending

$6,318

National avg $13,239

State avg $6,894

School Score

49/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 57/100

State Score Position

#89

of 120 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Allen County

Measured School Summary

Allen County performs at an average level with a school score of 49/100 and a solid graduation rate of 93.0%.

Funding Context

At $6,318 per pupil, Allen County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 14% below the Kentucky average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 0.8 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 8% lower than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Allen County before comparing districts

County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.

Local context that changes the interpretation

6 public schools and 1 district are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.

Overall screen

49/100

Mixed county signal. Ranks #89 of 120 Kentucky counties with school score data.

Completion

93.0%

0.8 pts below the state average

Funding context

$6,318

$576 below the state average

School coverage

1 district represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

This county needs a closer look at district mix, school level, and local context. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

Allen County has 6 public schools across 1 district, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.

Verify local rules

Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.

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Parent decision brief

What Allen County school data means before you move

County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.

Small-system county

Allen County has a compact public-school footprint. A single school change, boundary rule, or district update can move the lived experience more than the county score suggests.

State position

#89

of 120 Kentucky counties with school score data. The county score is 8 points below the state average.

Data confidence

Usable

3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.

K-12 continuity check

These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.

Allen County

Elementary to high school visible

3,149 students

Elementary 1Middle 2High 2Other 1

6 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

Allen County is the largest listed district slice, with 6 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.

What the data cannot tell you

NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.

Questions to ask before choosing an address

Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Allen County?

Which attendance zones, transfer rules, and transportation policies apply inside the local district?

What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?

If we need a program not visible in the NCES flags, which district office can confirm current offerings?

Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?

Data Story

Allen County Schools Operate Exclusively in Rural Locales

Education data brief for Allen County, Kentucky.

By Evan Brooks, Data EditorPublished Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Lead metric:District structure

All six public schools in Allen County are categorized as rural by the National Center for Education Statistics, providing instruction for 3,149 students. The Allen County district is the sole provider of public education in the county, with Allen County Primary Center serving as the largest facility with 982 students. The county’s graduation rate is 93.0%, which is above the 87.0% national average but slightly below the Kentucky state average of 93.8%. Public funding is recorded at $6,318 per pupil, significantly below the national average of $13,000. The county’s composite school score of 48.9 sits below both the state average of 56.7 and the national median of 50.0. The school directory also includes one alternative school, Patriot Academy, which serves 111 students. Compare district boundaries before drawing conclusions.

Sources

NCES Common Core of Data
U.S. Census Bureau ACS

School Overview

Total Schools

in Allen County

Reported Enrollment

3,149

6 schools reporting

School Districts

district

Charter Schools

0% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary1

Middle2

High2

Other1

1 School District in Allen County

Allen County

6 schools

3,149 students enrolled

6 Public Schools in Allen County

Sorted by reported enrollment. Dedicated profile pages are available for 1 high-enrollment school; every NCES public school remains listed here.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Public schools in Allen County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
Allen County Primary Center	Profile	Allen County	Scottsville, 42164Rural: Fringe	PK–3	Primary	982
Allen County-Scottsville High School	Record	Allen County	Scottsville, 42164Rural: Fringe	9–12	High	890
Allen County Intermediate Center	Record	Allen County	Scottsville, 42164Rural: Fringe	4–6	Middle	694
James E Bazzell Middle School	Record	Allen County	Scottsville, 42164Rural: Fringe	7–8	Middle	472
Patriot Academy	Record	Allen County	Scottsville, 42164Rural: Fringe	KG–12	Alternative	111
Allen County Career and Technical Center	Record	Allen County	Scottsville, 42164Rural: Fringe	9–12	Vocational	0

Allen County Primary Center

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