Best High Schools in Kentucky

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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 (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)
210363000939	61	Ludlow High School	Public	7-12	515 Elm St	Ludlow	41016	Kenton County	Ludlow Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 261-8211	364	27	13.4	64.3%	319 (87.6%)	6 (1.6%)	21 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	$33,691	$2,117	$2,034	$24,257	$5,853	$4,513	$27,388	73.1	91.4	10	51
210051000084	62	Conner High School	Public	9-12	3310 Cougar Path	Hebron	41048	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 334-4400	1,443	86	16.8	33.1%	1,219 (84.5%)	62 (4.3%)	75 (5.2%)	33 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	51 (3.5%)	$10,509	$405	$436	$841	$8,599	$1,068	$9,668	72.9	65.7	68	6
210495000506	63	Southwestern High School	Public	9-12	1765 WTLO Rd	Somerset	42503	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 678-9000	1,265	74	17	63.8%	1,099 (86.9%)	24 (1.9%)	75 (5.9%)	25 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.3%)	$12,322	$743	$668	$1,591	$8,168	$1,978	$10,146	71.6	71.5	51	12
210030001970	64	Bavel	Public, Virtual, Alternative	1-12	500 Hilltopper Way	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	Yes	No	(270) 651-3787	239	8	29.8	12.6%	198 (82.8%)	8 (3.3%)	14 (5.9%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.9%)								71.2	93.2	6	58
210021000036	65	Ballard Memorial High School	Public	9-12	3561 Paducah Rd	Barlow	42024	Ballard County	Ballard County	No	No	No	No	(270) 665-8400	260	22	11.6	56.9%	232 (89.2%)	9 (3.5%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	$21,720	$495	$1,094	$1,589	$13,214	$4,396	$17,610	70.6	69.4	55	10
210075001409	66	Bullitt East High School	Public	9-12	11450 Hwy 44E	Mount Washington	40047	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	No	(502) 869-6400	1,565	81	19.3	29.0%	1,424 (91.0%)	24 (1.5%)	50 (3.2%)	11 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (3.3%)	$15,700	$803	$286	$1,089	$8,596	$1,847	$10,442	70.5	56	103	37
210526002482	67	Great Crossing High School	Public	9-12	120 Betsy Way	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(502) 867-6662	1,790	78	23	42.9%	1,348 (75.3%)	114 (6.4%)	224 (12.5%)	12 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	86 (4.8%)	$13,537	$301	$492	$793	$7,707	$1,272	$8,979	70.3	65.9	65	2
210498001240	68	Raceland-Worthington High School	Public	9-12	500 Ram Blvd	Raceland	41169	Greenup County	Raceland-Worthington Independent	No	No	No	No	(606) 836-8221	307	21	14.3	45.3%	292 (95.1%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$16,172	$297	$1,063	$1,361	$11,216	$3,512	$14,811	70	76.8	32	36
210075000157	69	Riverview Opportunity Center	Public, Alternative	2-12	383 High School Dr	Shepherdsville	40165	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	No	(502) 869-6600	0	17	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								69.7	92.8	9	60
210084000166	70	Caldwell County High School	Public	9-12	350 Beckner Ln	Princeton	42445	Caldwell County	Caldwell County	No	No	No	No	(270) 365-8010	544	31	17.6	43.4%	468 (86.0%)	36 (6.6%)	12 (2.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	$14,354	$1,054	$480	$1,534	$9,545	$2,601	$12,147	69.3	61.6	84	14

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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.

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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.