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Stanford, KY
Public School Ratings




Stanford Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Lincoln County School District details

Lincoln County School District
305 Danville Ave
Stanford, KY 40484

3,320 Students enrolled in District

8 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Lincoln County School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Kentucky

4

(10 is best)

Better than 37.5% of all KY school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 45.1% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
43%
44%
47%
34%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Crab Orchard Elementary School
383 Lancaster St
Crab Orchard, KY, 40419
PK-05
Highland Elementary School
75 Tick Ridge Rd
Waynesburg, KY, 40489
PK-05
Hustonville Elementary School
93 N College St
Hustonville, KY, 40437
PK-05
Lincoln County High School
60 Education Way
Stanford, KY, 40484
09-12
Lincoln County Middle School
285 Education Way
Stanford, KY, 40484
06-08
Patriot Academy School
60 Education Way
Stanford, KY, 40484
06-12
Stanford Elementary School
101 Old Fort Rd
Stanford, KY, 40484
PK-05
Waynesburg Elementary School
345 Us Hwy 328 W
Waynesburg, KY, 40489
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 92.4% 75.7%
Black 1.8% 11.5%
Hispanic 5.0% 10.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 71.1% 58.7%
Free lunch eligible 68.1% 56.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.0% 2.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,748 $29,042,000 59.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $445 $1,478,000 3.0%
Staff $459 $1,525,000 3.1%
General Administration $329 $1,091,000 2.2%
School Administration $711 $2,359,000 4.9%
Operation $1,156 $3,837,000 7.9%
Transportation $867 $2,879,000 5.9%
Other $385 $1,279,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,352 $14,448,000 29.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,521 $5,050,000 10.4%
Total Expenditures $14,620 $48,540,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,910 $5,200,739,000 51.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $727 $477,948,000 4.7%
Staff $736 $484,166,000 4.8%
General Administration $291 $191,384,000 1.9%
School Administration $768 $504,692,000 5.0%
Operation $1,171 $769,813,000 7.6%
Transportation $725 $476,816,000 4.7%
Other $397 $260,689,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,815 $3,165,508,000 31.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,706 $1,779,038,000 17.5%
Total Expenditures $15,431 $10,145,285,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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