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)
210532001292	191	Shelby County High School	Public	9-12	1701 Frankfort Rd	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(502) 633-2344	998	50	19.8	49.5%	617 (61.8%)	59 (5.9%)	249 (24.9%)	5 (0.5%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (6.1%)	$34,121	$631	$418	$1,050	$9,613	$2,094	$11,708	34.3	23.8	210	19
210081000160	192	Butler County High School	Public	9-12	1852 S. Main Street	Morgantown	42261	Butler County	Butler County	No	No	No	No	(270) 526-2204	638	37	17.4	56.9%	540 (84.6%)	5 (0.8%)	77 (12.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	$13,942	$875	$1,025	$1,900	$8,140	$2,838	$10,979	34.3	33.7	183	9
210192000398	193	Fleming County High School	Public	9-12	1658 Elizaville Rd	Flemingsburg	41041	Fleming County	Fleming County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 845-6601	692	37	18.9	54.0%	633 (91.5%)	4 (0.6%)	29 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.6%)	$13,201	$1,151	$1,036	$2,187	$8,165	$2,849	$11,014	33.7	36.2	178	15
210474001161	194	Pendleton County High School	Public	9-12	2359 Hwy 27 N	Falmouth	41040	Pendleton County	Pendleton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 654-3355	710	37	19.1	58.0%	678 (95.5%)	5 (0.7%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)	$13,082	$677	$448	$1,126	$8,507	$2,974	$11,481	33.1	23.5	211	17
210564001338	195	Union County High School	Public	9-12	4464 US Hwy 60W	Morganfield	42437	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	No	(270) 389-1454	666	38	17.4	52.9%	580 (87.1%)	35 (5.3%)	15 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.7%)	$17,783	$643	$536	$1,178	$10,088	$2,865	$12,953	33.1	51.3	115	80
210384000985	196	Martin County High School	Public	9-12	137 Holly Bush Road	Inez	41224	Martin County	Martin County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 298-3591	525	29	18.1	65.0%	508 (96.8%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	$16,451	$1,080	$756	$1,840	$9,794	$4,039	$13,832	33	32.1	191	5
210286001473	197	Hopkins County Central High School	Public	9-12	6625 Hopkinsville Rd	Madisonville	42431	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6133	868	57	15.2	63.0%	698 (80.4%)	47 (5.4%)	50 (5.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (7.7%)	$15,951	$847	$974	$1,821	$10,391	$2,076	$12,467	32.1	36.5	177	20
210480001204	198	Phelps High School	Public	7-12	11580 Hwy 632	Phelps	41553	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	No	(606) 456-3482	252	15	16.8	92.5%	241 (95.6%)	3 (1.2%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$20,149	$563	$845	$1,408	$13,701	$4,187	$17,888	31.9	33.1	187	11
210465001154	199	Paducah Tilghman High School	Public	9-12	2400 Washington St	Paducah	42003	McCracken County	Paducah Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 444-5650	840	57	14.7	59.0%	323 (38.5%)	354 (42.1%)	53 (6.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (12.7%)	$32,276	$1,837	$1,838	$3,368	$20,311	$5,164	$25,742	31.7	46.3	146	53
210321002436	200	Laurel County Schools eLearning Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	718 N. Main Street	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	Yes	No	(606) 862-4600	37	1	37	78.4%	35 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								31.3			(n/a)

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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