Best High Schools in Kentucky for Special Education Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Kentucky!

Every year, the Kentucky Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Special Education students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Kentucky test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the KSA and ACT test scores by the Kentucky Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 3, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (Special Education vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 168)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Special Education)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Special Education)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
210333000885	1	Leslie County High School	Public	9-12	25 Eagle Lane	Hyden	41749	Leslie County	Leslie County	No	No	No	No	(606) 672-2337	488	30	16.5	70.3%	483 (99.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,925	$1,210	$973	$2,185	$10,425	$929	$11,782	99.4%	86.9%	12.51%
210254002213	2	Harlan County High School	Public	9-12	4000 N US Hwy 119	Baxter	40806	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 574-2020	944	69	13.6	83.3%	901 (95.4%)	19 (2.0%)	12 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.1%)	$17,056	$1,859	$1,738	$3,597	$8,206	$2,611	$10,817	98.8%	67.6%	31.22%
210204000428	3	Highlands High School	Public	9-12	2400 Memorial Pkwy	Fort Thomas	41075	Campbell County	Fort Thomas Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 781-5900	1,022	58	17.5		912 (89.2%)	11 (1.1%)	33 (3.2%)	15 (1.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.7%)	$14,027	$255	$123	$378	$10,241	$3,397	$13,638	98.2%	98.6%	0.41%
210405001035	4	Meade County High School	Public	9-12	938 Old State Rd	Brandenburg	40108	Meade County	Meade County	No	No	No	No	(270) 422-7515	1,468	69	21.3	44.3%	1,269 (86.4%)	26 (1.8%)	85 (5.8%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (5.4%)	$14,415	$338	$728	$1,066	$7,705	$1,925	$9,629	97.6%	63.4%	34.17%
210306000802	5	Johnson Central High School	Public	9-12	257 North Mayo Trail	Paintsville	41240	Johnson County	Johnson County	No	No	No	No	(606) 789-2500	913	72	12.6	57.7%	884 (96.8%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (1.0%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.2%)	$20,691	$1,505	$1,103	$2,608	$11,015	$3,506	$14,522	97.0%	86.6%	10.47%
210039000062	6	Bell County High School	Public	9-12	9824 US Highway 25 E	Pineville	40977	Bell County	Bell County	No	No	No	No	(606) 337-7061	643	39	16.4	76.2%	633 (98.4%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$15,200	$5,208	$1,506	$6,714	$5,677	$2,809	$8,486	96.4%	90.7%	5.74%
210087000171	7	Calloway County High School	Public	9-12	2108 College Farm Rd	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Calloway County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 762-7375	843	48	17.4	51.5%	705 (83.6%)	17 (2.0%)	76 (9.0%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (3.9%)	$17,660	$806	$1,056	$1,862	$8,687	$2,318	$11,005	95.8%	92.1%	3.76%
210048000078	8	Berea Community High School	Public	9-12	1 Pirate Pkwy	Berea	40403	Madison County	Berea Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 986-4911	328	22	15.1	55.5%	269 (82.0%)	9 (2.7%)	27 (8.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	$10,373	$4,669	$4,237	$4,729	$10,071	$5,215	$10,288	95.2%	72.4%	22.82%
210132000266	9	Corbin High School	Public	9-12	1901 Snyder Street	Corbin	40701	Whitley County	Corbin Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 528-3902	813	51	15.9	55.6%	757 (93.1%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (3.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.2%)	$16,887	$633	$772	$1,405	$9,296	$2,655	$11,951	94.6%	96.9%	2.25%
210105000204	10	Casey County High School	Public	9-12	1841 E Ky 70	Liberty	42539	Casey County	Casey County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 787-6151	615	41	15	60.8%	533 (86.7%)	4 (0.7%)	53 (8.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.9%)	$16,196	$1,356	$1,091	$2,447	$9,669	$2,930	$12,600	94.0%	81.0%	13.01%

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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