📍 420 E Central St, Harlan, Harlan County, 40831
Harlan High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Harlan, Harlan County. The school has 391 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harlan Independent school district. It serves grades 5–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Harlan High School enrolls 391 students across grades 5–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 5.4% Black or African American and 5.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 335 | 86% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 5.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 4 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
249 of the school's 391 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 245 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Harlan High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-50, state senate district 29, state house district 84.
Harlan High School is one of 3 schools in Harlan Independent, based in Harlan, Kentucky. The district serves 900 students district-wide and employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 391 students, Harlan High School is larger than the district average of about 300 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant