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)
210597001397	201	Wolfe County High School	Public	9-12	20 Wolfe County High School Rd	Campton	41301	Wolfe County	Wolfe County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 668-8202	349	24	14.5	71.3%	347 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,486	$2,513	$912	$3,425	$8,361	$2,545	$10,989	30.6	20.2	223	22
210600102582	202	Appalachian Challenge Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	465 Grays Drive	Grays Knob	40829	Harlan County	Kentucky National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Academies	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(502) 607-5950	97			3.1%	84 (86.6%)	10 (10.3%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								30.4			(n/a)
210225000467	203	Grant County High School	Public	9-12	715 Warsaw Road	Dry Ridge	41035	Grant County	Grant County	No	No	No	No	(859) 824-9739	1,062	57	18.6	65.7%	954 (89.8%)	7 (0.7%)	61 (5.7%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	32 (3.0%)	$12,020	$624	$685	$1,309	$8,654	$2,057	$10,711	30.3	44	157	46
210456001128	204	Owen County High School	Public	9-12	2340 Hwy 22 E	Owenton	40359	Owen County	Owen County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 484-5509	558	28	19.9	53.6%	506 (90.7%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (6.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$15,987	$1,433	$822	$2,256	$7,526	$3,207	$10,733	29.6	25.8	205	1
210327002434	205	Lee County Middle High School	Public	6-12	599 Lee Avenue	Beattyville	41311	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 464-5005	448	26	17.2	59.8%	434 (96.9%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$16,525	$2,103	$1,041	$3,144	$8,439	$3,312	$11,752	27.4	34.4	182	23
210099000190	206	Carroll County High School	Public	9-12	1706 Highland Ave	Carrollton	41008	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	No	(502) 732-7075	582	29	20	59.5%	431 (74.1%)	9 (1.5%)	111 (19.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	$14,109	$587	$1,974	$2,561	$10,006	$1,542	$11,548	27.3	23.9	209	3
210299000659	207	Jeffersontown High	Public	9-12	9600 Old Six Mile Lane	Jeffersontown	40299	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8275	1,096	71	15.3	62.8%	385 (35.1%)	438 (40.0%)	176 (16.1%)	25 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (6.4%)	$20,191	$2,535	$1,235	$3,770	$6,661	$1,400	$8,061	26.8	25.1	207
210075000154	208	North Bullitt High School	Public	9-12	3200 E Hebron Ln	Shepherdsville	40165	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	No	(502) 869-6200	1,160	63	18.4	55.6%	926 (79.8%)	43 (3.7%)	118 (10.2%)	13 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (5.0%)	$17,069	$762	$201	$963	$9,274	$2,153	$11,427	26.7	27.1	201	7
210414001044	209	Metcalfe County High School	Public	9-12	208 Randolph St	Edmonton	42129	Metcalfe County	Metcalfe County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 432-2481	466	27	17.2	69.1%	436 (93.6%)	9 (1.9%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$16,842	$1,384	$1,013	$2,397	$9,380	$3,107	$12,487	26.1	21	221	12
210561002475	210	Trimble County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1029 Hwy 421N	Bedford	40006	Trimble County	Trimble County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 255-7781	553	32	17.2	51.9%	514 (92.9%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$12,630	$518	$409	$928	$8,730	$3,076	$11,703	26.1	51.3	116	94

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.