Best Public Schools in Falmouth, KY

Summary:

The city of Falmouth, Kentucky has 2 schools serving students from elementary through high school: Southern Elementary School and Pendleton County High School. Both schools are performing significantly below state averages, with low rankings and poor test scores across all subjects and grade levels.

Pendleton County High School is ranked 194 out of 290 Kentucky high schools and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, while Southern Elementary School is ranked 490 out of 685 Kentucky elementary schools with a 1-star rating. Both schools have a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic disadvantage in the Falmouth community.

Despite higher spending per student at Southern Elementary School, the academic performance of both schools remains well below state averages. The student-teacher ratios are also lower than the state average, but this does not appear to be driving better outcomes for students in the Pendleton County school district. Significant improvements will be needed to bring these schools up to par with the rest of the state.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KSA Mathematics (2024)				KSA Reading (2024)				KSA Science (2024)	KSA Writing (2024)		KSA Social Studies (2024)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2024)		ACT English (2024)	ACT Mathematics (2024)	ACT Reading (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	ACT English 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Reading 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
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%)	33.1	194^th of 290 public high schools	33.1%		23.5	211^th of 276 public high schools	23.6%	17				32.0				43.0			42.0		19.0		32.0	30.0	19.0	35.0	$13,082	$677	$448	$1,126	$8,507	$2,974	$11,481
Southern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	320 Fairgrounds Rd	Falmouth	41040	Pendleton County	Pendleton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 654-6981	578	37	15.6	64.4%	540 (93.4%)	7 (1.2%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	31.3	490^th of 685 public elementary schools	28.5%		42.7	387^th of 687 public elementary schools	43.7%	103	23.0	38.0	39.0		34.0	41.0	37.0		22.0	46.0		35.0		39.0					$12,880	$1,145	$458	$1,603	$9,263	$2,187	$11,450

Cities Near Falmouth

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Butler	4.81 mi	2	228^th
Williamstown	12.75 mi	6	252^nd
Alexandria	12.98 mi	8	123^rd
Dry Ridge	13.37 mi	5	256^th
Brooksville	14.09 mi	3	184^th

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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.

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