Letcher County is a public school district based in Whitesburg, Kentucky, serving 2,429 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #81 of the 137 Kentucky districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 41% of them. Its schools average 270 students each, fewer than the Kentucky median of 387.
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| District | Students | Schools | Students / school | Size rank in state | Stories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letcher County Whitesburg, KY | 2,429 | 9 | 270 | #81 | 0 |
| Greenup County Greenup, KY | 2,509 | 7 | 358 | #75 | 0 |
| Garrard County Lancaster, KY | 2,503 | 5 | 501 | #76 | 0 |
| Elizabethtown Independent Elizabethtown, KY | 2,459 | 7 | 351 | #77 | 0 |
| LaRue County Hodgenville, KY | 2,448 | 6 | 408 | #78 | 0 |
| Bell County Pineville, KY | 2,437 | 7 | 348 | #79 | 0 |
| Erlanger-Elsmere Independent Erlanger, KY | 2,431 | 8 | 304 | #80 | 0 |
| District | Students | Schools | Students / school | Size rank in state | Stories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letcher County Whitesburg, KY | 2,429 | 9 | 270 | #81 | 0 |
| Brookhaven School District Brookhaven, MS | 2,432 | 7 | 347 | #57 | 0 |
| North Branch Area Schools North Branch, MI | 2,431 | 4 | 608 | #160 | 0 |
| Salado ISD Salado, TX | 2,429 | 3 | 810 | #300 | 0 |
| Woodland School District Woodland, WA | 2,429 | 7 | 347 | #104 | 0 |
| Mt Zion CUSD 3 Mt Zion, IL | 2,427 | 5 | 485 | #165 | 0 |
| Belle Vernon Area School District Belle Vernon, PA | 2,426 | 4 | 606 | #196 | 0 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Spending and staffing comparisons are coming.