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)
210051000011	21	Larry A. Ryle High School	Public	9-12	10379 Us 42	Union	41091	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 384-5300	2,013	109	18.4	32.1%	1,497 (74.4%)	109 (5.4%)	274 (13.6%)	52 (2.6%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	75 (3.7%)	$10,132	$348	$455	$803	$8,043	$1,286	$9,329	84.6	84.1	17	4
210600001404	22	Woodford County High School	Public	9-12	180 Frankfort St	Versailles	40383	Woodford County	Woodford County	No	No	No	No	(859) 879-4630	1,300	70	18.5	40.9%	966 (74.3%)	50 (3.8%)	214 (16.5%)	14 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (4.2%)	$13,453	$593	$249	$843	$482	$2,224	$10,903	84	64.1	72	50
210087000171	23	Calloway County High School	Public	9-12	2108 College Farm Rd	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Calloway County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 762-7375	856	51	16.7	53.2%	733 (85.6%)	15 (1.8%)	60 (7.0%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.7%)	$17,660	$806	$1,056	$1,862	$8,687	$2,318	$11,005	83.4	83.8	19	4
210321000865	24	South Laurel High School	Public	9-12	201 South Laurel Rd	London	40744	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	No	(606) 862-4727	1,108	49	22.6	65.5%	1,048 (94.6%)	12 (1.1%)	19 (1.7%)	12 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	12 (1.1%)	$23,105	$435	$1,144	$1,579	$8,123	$2,640	$10,763	82	71.9	50	26
210186002341	25	STEAM Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	123 East 6 Street	Lexington	40508	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	No	(859) 381-3033	398	19	20.8	36.2%	208 (52.3%)	108 (27.1%)	48 (12.1%)	14 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)								81.7	82.5	24	1
210480001686	26	Shelby Valley High School	Public	9-12	125 Douglas Park	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	No	(606) 639-0033	531	32	16.5	65.5%	519 (97.7%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$15,386	$724	$896	$1,620	$9,402	$3,623	$13,026	81.4	66.3	63	37
210039000062	27	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	695	40	17.3	74.2%	681 (98.0%)	8 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$15,200	$5,208	$1,506	$6,714	$5,677	$2,809	$8,486	81.1	68.1	57	30
210234000490	28	Green County High School	Public	9-12	302 Brummal Ave	Greensburg	42743	Green County	Green County	No	No	No	No	(270) 932-6610	466	33	14	57.9%	426 (91.4%)	8 (1.7%)	19 (4.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$16,291	$1,116	$1,013	$2,129	$11,507	$2,655	$14,162	80.1	61.9	81	53
210299000695	29	Ballard High	Public	9-12	6000 Brownsboro Road	Louisville	40222	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8206	2,014	108	18.5	34.1%	1,089 (54.1%)	534 (26.5%)	163 (8.1%)	106 (5.3%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	115 (5.7%)	$16,270	$1,792	$1,278	$3,070	$10,229	$1,468	$11,697	80.1	85.1	16	13
210186001669	30	Paul Laurence Dunbar High School	Public	9-12	1600 Man O' War Blvd	Lexington	40513	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3546	1,946	108	18	45.6%	819 (42.1%)	268 (13.8%)	596 (30.6%)	183 (9.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (3.9%)	$15,915	$827	$381	$1,208	$10,592	$2,199	$12,791	80.1	76.1	38	8

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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.