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

No. Use the Clark 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 Clark 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 Clark County?

Start with the 10 listed public schools and 1 district entry, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Clark County Schools & Education

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

Clark County, Kentucky

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

School Score

70/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Midrange Signal

Graduation Rate

97.0%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

97.0%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 93.8%

Per-Pupil Spending

$7,140

National avg $13,239

State avg $6,894

School Score

70/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 57/100

State Score Position

#19

of 120 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Clark County

Measured School Summary

Clark County performs at an average level with a school score of 70/100 and a solid graduation rate of 97.0%.

Funding Context

At $7,140 per pupil, Clark County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 22% above the Kentucky average, and its graduation rate exceeds the state average by 3.2 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 4% higher than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Clark 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

10 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

70/100

Mixed county signal. Ranks #19 of 120 Kentucky counties with school score data.

Completion

97.0%

3.2 pts above the state average

Funding context

$7,140

$246 above 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

Clark County has 10 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 Clark 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.

Dominant-district county

Clark County carries most of the listed public-school system, with 9 of 10 schools. Start there, then verify whether your target address sits inside that district slice.

State position

#19

of 120 Kentucky counties with school score data. The county score is 13 points above 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.

Clark County

Elementary to high school visible

5,359 students

Elementary 4Middle 2High 1Other 2

9 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

Clark County is the largest listed district slice, with 9 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 Clark 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

Clark County High School Graduation Rate Reaches 97 Percent

Education data brief for Clark County, Kentucky.

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

Lead metric:Graduation rate

Clark County’s graduation rate of 97.0% serves as the area’s most distinctive metric, significantly outperforming the national average of 87.0% and the Kentucky state average of 93.8%. The county is served by a single school district, the Clark County School District, which enrolls 5,359 students across 10 public schools. George Rogers Clark High School is the largest institution in the county, with 1,645 students. The district also operates Robert D. Campbell Jr. High and Rev. Henry E. Baker Sr. Intermediate School, both serving middle-grade levels with over 700 students each. While the graduation rate is high, the per-pupil expenditure in Clark County is $7,140, which is slightly above the state average of $6,894 but well below the national average of $13,000. All 10 schools in the county are classified by the NCES as being in a town locale. The composite school score for the county is 69.5, compared to a state average of 56.7. See the NCES Common Core of Data for school-level records.

Sources

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

School Overview

Total Schools

in Clark County

Reported Enrollment

5,359

10 schools reporting

School Districts

district

Charter Schools

0% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary4

Middle2

High2

Other2

1 School District in Clark County

Clark County

Guide

9 schools

5,359 students enrolled

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10 Public Schools in Clark 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 Clark County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
George Rogers Clark High School	Profile	Clark County	Winchester, 40391Town: Distant	9–12	High	1,645
Robert D. Campbell Jr. High	Record	Clark County	Winchester, 40391Town: Distant	7–8	Middle	820
Rev. Henry E. Baker Sr. Interm. School	Record	Clark County	Winchester, 40391Town: Distant	5–6	Middle	739
Strode Station Elementary School	Record	Clark County	Winchester, 40391Town: Distant	KG–4	Primary	506
William G. Conkwright Elementary	Record	Clark County	Winchester, 40391Town: Distant	KG–4	Primary	505
Willis H. Justice Elementary School	Record	Clark County	Winchester, 40391Town: Distant	KG–4	Primary	427
Shearer Elementary School	Record	Clark County	Winchester, 40391Town: Distant	KG–4	Primary	392
Clark County Preschool	Record	Clark County	Winchester, 40391Town: Distant	PK	Other	282
Phoenix Academy	Record	Clark County	Winchester, 40391Town: Distant	KG–12	Alternative	43
Clark County Area Technology Center	Record	Kentucky Tech System	Winchester, 40391Town: Distant	8–12	Vocational	0

George Rogers Clark High School

Clark County