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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)
210230000486	121	Grayson County High School	Public	9-12	340 Schoolhouse Rd	Leitchfield	42754	Grayson County	Grayson County	No	No	No	No	(270) 259-4078	1,209	75	16.1	59.8%	1,149 (95.0%)	4 (0.3%)	30 (2.5%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.5%)	$24,134	$2,323	$940	$3,263	$16,866	$4,004	$20,871	55.5	56.2	102	19
210030000048	122	Barren County High School	Public	9-12	507 Trojan Trail	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	No	No	(270) 651-6315	1,301	81	16	49.9%	1,175 (90.3%)	14 (1.1%)	75 (5.8%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (2.4%)	$17,234	$1,101	$821	$2,922	$8,522	$2,245	$10,064	55.4	57.6	99	23
210102000202	123	West Carter County High School	Public	9-12	365 West Carter Dr	Olive Hill	41164	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 286-2481	510	29	17.5	60.6%	493 (96.7%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$14,630	$899	$773	$1,672	$9,758	$2,316	$12,074	55	58.1	97	26
210096000186	124	Carlisle County High School	Public	9-12	4557 State Route 1377	Bardwell	42023	Carlisle County	Carlisle County	No	No	No	No	(270) 628-3800	194	16	12.5	53.1%	171 (88.1%)	2 (1.0%)	13 (6.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	$16,448	$799	$638	$1,437	$9,674	$3,336	$13,011	54.7	47.5	138	14
210480000505	125	Pike County Central High School	Public	9-12	100 Winners Circle Drive	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	No	(606) 432-4352	595	35	17	61.5%	569 (95.6%)	8 (1.3%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$14,561	$643	$891	$1,534	$8,932	$3,379	$12,312	54.7	60.6	87	38
210072000137	126	Breckinridge County High School	Public	9-12	2019 E. Highway 60	Harned	40144	Breckinridge County	Breckinridge County	No	No	No	No	(270) 756-3080	882	44	20	49.9%	802 (90.9%)	20 (2.3%)	19 (2.2%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.7%)	$12,584	$1,313	$1,493	$2,806	$7,588	$2,190	$9,778	54.6	49.9	126
210540001301	127	Franklin-Simpson High School	Public	9-12	400 S College St	Franklin	42135	Simpson County	Simpson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 586-3273	858	58	14.8	68.1%	640 (74.6%)	105 (12.2%)	59 (6.9%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.2%)	$15,963	$1,439	$920	$2,359	$10,105	$2,484	$12,589	54.5	45.5	152	25
210126000259	128	Clinton County High School	Public	9-12	65 High School Dr	Albany	42602	Clinton County	Clinton County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 387-5569	433	29	14.8	72.3%	390 (90.1%)	3 (0.7%)	38 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$17,631	$2,333	$725	$3,058	$9,704	$3,643	$13,347	54.3	35.3	179	51
210264000564	129	Hart County High School	Public	9-12	1014 S Dixie Hwy	Munfordville	42765	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	No	(270) 524-2332	689	48	14.3	65.3%	621 (90.1%)	16 (2.3%)	33 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.3%)	$13,596	$1,224	$862	$2,087	$9,166	$2,438	$11,509	53.8	49.6	128	1
210051000081	130	Boone County High School	Public	9-12	7056 Burlington Pk	Florence	41042	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 282-5655	1,299	89	14.5	59.9%	746 (57.4%)	147 (11.3%)	298 (22.9%)	24 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (1.7%)	62 (4.8%)	$11,420	$578	$502	$1,080	$9,073	$1,267	$10,341	52.7	49.3	131	1

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