Best High Schools in Kentucky

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 290)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
210408001040	161	Menifee County High School	Public	9-12	119 Indian Creek Road	Frenchburg	40322	Menifee County	Menifee County	No	No	No	No	(606) 768-8102	279	24	11.8	73.8%	266 (95.3%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$20,541	$2,090	$1,123	$3,213	$12,919	$4,726	$17,645	43.2	19.4	225	64
210477000755	162	Perry County Central High School	Public	9-12	305 Park Ave	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 439-5888	806	48	16.6	69.1%	772 (95.8%)	10 (1.2%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.2%)	$17,053	$1,239	$1,907	$3,146	$9,659	$4,597	$14,256	42.9	39	170	8
210555001325	163	Todd County Central High School	Public	9-12	806 S Main St	Elkton	42220	Todd County	Todd County	No	No	No	No	(270) 265-2506	511	30	17	55.2%	359 (70.3%)	58 (11.4%)	71 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	$16,469	$1,118	$2,801	$3,919	$9,231	$3,106	$12,337	42.2	32.4	190	27
210348000918	164	Lincoln County High School	Public	9-12	60 Education Way	Stanford	40484	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 365-9111	916	57	16	60.9%	810 (88.4%)	23 (2.5%)	43 (4.7%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.4%)	$14,393	$1,419	$856	$2,274	$8,235	$2,426	$10,661	41.9	49.3	130	34
210153000316	165	Dayton High School	Public	7-12	200 Greendevil Ln	Dayton	41074	Campbell County	Dayton Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-7486	369	30	12.3	87.0%	310 (84.0%)	14 (3.8%)	31 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$19,600	$2,184	$1,211	$3,394	$12,007	$2,739	$14,747	41.9	31.3	192	27
210168000331	166	Elliott County High School	Public	9-12	353 South KY 7	Sandy Hook	41171	Elliott County	Elliott County	No	No	No	No	(606) 738-8052	313	27	11.5	66.8%	306 (97.8%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$18,717	$590	$1,297	$12,636	$3,703	$1,887	$16,339	41.9	40.9	165	1
210480001948	167	East Ridge High School	Public	9-12	19471 Lick Mountain Rd	Lick Creek	41540	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	No	(606) 835-2811	419	28	14.9	73.7%	413 (98.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$15,817	$564	$916	$1,480	$10,444	$3,197	$13,642	41.6	40.2	167
210120000237	168	George Rogers Clark High School	Public	9-12	2745 New Boonesboro Road	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 744-6111	1,704	91	18.8	55.2%	1,346 (79.0%)	112 (6.6%)	158 (9.3%)	11 (0.6%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (4.2%)	$15,993	$1,657	$343	$2,003	$9,831	$2,737	$12,569	41.6	45.7	150	18
210008102258	169	Muhlenberg County High School	Public	9-12	501 Hwy 189 Bypass	Greenville	42345	Muhlenberg County	Muhlenberg County	No	No	No	No	(270) 338-0040	1,091	67	16.2	52.4%	989 (90.7%)	21 (1.9%)	28 (2.6%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (3.9%)	$17,141	$2,334	$555	$2,767	$11,617	$3,325	$14,944	41.2	42.7	161	8
210115000223	170	Hopkinsville High School	Public	9-12	430 Koffman Dr	Hopkinsville	42240	Christian County	Christian County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 887-7110	935	57	16.4	65.8%	392 (41.9%)	335 (35.8%)	113 (12.1%)	9 (1.0%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	79 (8.4%)	$11,647	$1,468	$572	$2,040	$7,569	$1,954	$9,523	41.1	42.5	162	8

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on KSA Mathematics, KSA Reading, ACT English, ACT Mathematics, ACT Reading, KSA Science, KSA Writing, KSA Social Studies, KSA Editing and Mechanics test scores released by the Kentucky Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 3, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Kentucky Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Kentucky Department of Education.
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Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.