📍 18392 KY Hwy 28, Buckhorn, Perry County, 41721
Buckhorn School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Buckhorn, Perry County. The school has 310 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Perry County school district. It serves grades K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Buckhorn School enrolls 310 students across grades K–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 296 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
218 of the school's 310 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 218 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Buckhorn School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 30, state house district 84.
Buckhorn School is one of 10 schools in Perry County, based in Hazard, Kentucky. The district serves 3,438 students district-wide and employs 234 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 310 students, Buckhorn School is close to the district average of about 344 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote