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

No. Use the Grant 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 Grant 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 Grant County?

Start with the 10 listed public schools and 2 district entries, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Grant County Schools & Education

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

Grant County, Kentucky

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

School Score

53/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Midrange Signal

Graduation Rate

95.0%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

95.0%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 93.8%

Per-Pupil Spending

$6,241

National avg $13,239

State avg $6,894

School Score

53/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 57/100

State Score Position

#75

of 120 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Grant County

Measured School Summary

Grant County performs at an average level with a school score of 53/100 and a solid graduation rate of 95.0%.

Funding Context

At $6,241 per pupil, Grant County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 6% below the Kentucky average, and its graduation rate exceeds the state average by 1.2 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 9% lower than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Grant 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 2 districts 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

53/100

Mixed county signal. Ranks #75 of 120 Kentucky counties with school score data.

Completion

95.0%

1.2 pts above the state average

Funding context

$6,241

$653 below the state average

School coverage

2 districts 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

Grant County has 10 public schools across 2 districts, 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 Grant 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

Grant County carries most of the listed public-school system, with 6 of 10 schools. Start there, then verify whether your target address sits inside that district slice.

State position

#75

of 120 Kentucky counties with school score data. The county score is 4 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.

Grant County

Elementary to high school visible

3,457 students

Elementary 4Middle 1High 1Other 0

6 listed schools in this county slice.

Williamstown Independent

Elementary to high school visible

878 students

Elementary 1Middle 1High 1Other 1

4 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

Grant 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 Grant County?

Do the neighborhoods we like fall inside the same district, or are we comparing different Grant County district systems?

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

Grant County Per-Pupil Spending Less Than Half of National Average

Education data brief for Grant County, Kentucky.

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

Lead metric:Per-pupil spending

Grant County public schools operate with a per-pupil expenditure of $6,241, a figure that is less than half the national average of approximately $13,000 and trails the Kentucky state average of $6,894. Despite this lower fiscal input, the county reports a 95.0% graduation rate, which exceeds both the state level of 93.8% and the national benchmark of 87.0%. The local education system consists of 10 schools serving 4,335 students across two districts: Grant County and Williamstown Independent. The Grant County district is the larger of the two, managing six schools and 3,457 students, with Grant County High School serving as the largest individual campus with 1,078 students. Nine of the 10 schools in the county are classified as town locales by the NCES. The composite school score for the county stands at 53.4, slightly above the national median of 50.0 but below the state average of 56.7. Review the NCES Common Core of Data for individual school expenditures.

Sources

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

School Overview

Total Schools

in Grant County

Reported Enrollment

4,335

10 schools reporting

School Districts

districts

Charter Schools

0% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary5

Middle2

High2

Other1

2 School Districts in Grant County

Grant County

Williamstown Independent

4 schools

878 students

10 Public Schools in Grant 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 Grant County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
Grant County High School	Profile	Grant County	Dry Ridge, 41035Town: Distant	9–12	High	1,078
Grant County Middle School	Record	Grant County	Dry Ridge, 41035Town: Distant	6–8	Middle	807
Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary	Record	Grant County	Dry Ridge, 41035Town: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	433
Sherman Elementary	Record	Grant County	Dry Ridge, 41035Town: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	433
Dry Ridge Elementary	Record	Grant County	Dry Ridge, 41035Town: Distant	PK–5	Primary	421
Williamstown Elementary	Record	Williamstown Independent	Williamstown, 41097Town: Distant	KG–5	Primary	385
Mason-Corinth Elementary	Record	Grant County	Williamstown, 41097Rural: Fringe	PK–5	Primary	285
Williamstown Sr. High	Record	Williamstown Independent	Williamstown, 41097Town: Distant	9–12	High	227
Williamstown Jr. High	Record	Williamstown Independent	Williamstown, 41097Town: Distant	6–8	Middle	160
Williamstown Head Start Preschool	Record	Williamstown Independent	Williamstown, 41097Town: Distant	PK	Other	106

Grant County High School

Grant County

Dry Ridge, 41035 / Town: Distant

Profile9–12High1,078 students

Grant County Middle School

Grant County

Dry Ridge, 41035 / Town: Distant

Record6–8Middle807 students

Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary

Grant County

Dry Ridge, 41035 / Town: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary433 students

Sherman Elementary

Grant County

Dry Ridge, 41035 / Town: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary433 students

Dry Ridge Elementary

Grant County

Dry Ridge, 41035 / Town: Distant

RecordPK–5Primary421 students

Williamstown Elementary

Williamstown Independent

Williamstown, 41097 / Town: Distant

RecordKG–5Primary385 students

Mason-Corinth Elementary

Grant County

Williamstown, 41097 / Rural: Fringe

RecordPK–5Primary285 students

Williamstown Sr. High

Williamstown Independent

Williamstown, 41097 / Town: Distant

Record9–12High227 students

Williamstown Jr. High

Williamstown Independent

Williamstown, 41097 / Town: Distant

Record6–8Middle160 students

Williamstown Head Start Preschool

Williamstown Independent

Williamstown, 41097 / Town: Distant

RecordPKOther106 students

Education Funding Detail

Annual Per-Pupil Expenditure

$6,241

State avg $6,894

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Kentucky counties have the highest graduation rates?

Rockcastle County (99.0%), Taylor County (98.5%), and Carter County (98.0%) currently lead Kentucky among counties with available NCES four-year adjusted cohort graduation-rate data. This answer is generated from the same dataset used in the county table and can change when federal data refreshes.

What is per-pupil spending like in Kentucky?

Across Kentucky counties with available NCES district-finance data, average per-pupil spending is $6,894. The highest current county values are Wolfe County ($9,307), Fayette County ($8,810), and Jefferson County ($8,382). Compare counties in the table before treating the statewide average as representative of a local district.

How should I read the school score in Grant County?

Grant County has a school score of 53/100, which is a midrange measured signal in this county-level index. This score is calculated from available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance data, with school-level records shown separately below.

What is the graduation rate in Grant County?

The high school graduation rate in Grant County is 95.0%, which is above the national average of 87.5%. This figure is based on NCES district-level data for public high schools in the county.

How much does Grant County spend per student?

Grant County spends $6,241 per pupil annually on public education, based on NCES district finance data. Current operating spending per fall enrollment, including instruction, support services, administration, transportation, and operations. It excludes capital outlays and debt service in the SchoolsByCounty methodology.

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

Data Sources

Education data sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and School District Finance Survey. School scores are derived composite metrics based on available NCES graduation-rate and school-finance signals.

Data is informational only. Coverage varies by county and reporting year. Not for use as the sole basis for educational decisions.

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