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)
210375000960	211	Magoffin County High School	Public	9-12	1100 East Mountain Parkway	Salyersville	41465	Magoffin County	Magoffin County	No	No	No	No	(606) 349-2011	637	39	16.3	71.0%	625 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$14,593	$1,638	$416	$2,095	$7,708	$2,213	$9,880	25.8	30.8	193	18
210069000129	212	Breathitt County High School	Public	7-12	2307 Bobcat Lane	Jackson	41339	Breathitt County	Breathitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 666-7511	763	47	16.1	71.4%	752 (98.6%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,775	$2,229	$1,421	$3,651	$8,041	$2,399	$10,440	24.6	22.3	219	7
210444001103	213	Newport High School	Public	7-12	900 E 6th St	Newport	41071	Campbell County	Newport Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-3023	579	55	10.4	84.5%	249 (43.0%)	123 (21.2%)	114 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	92 (15.9%)	$18,290	$2,446	$1,400	$3,846	$13,331	$3,594	$16,923	24.5	17.8	228	15
210573001353	214	Warren Central High School	Public	9-12	559 Morgantown Rd	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 842-7302	1,021	67	15.2	76.8%	399 (39.1%)	243 (23.8%)	194 (19.0%)	108 (10.6%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.4%)	51 (5.0%)	$15,496	$1,343	$945	$2,287	$8,490	$2,008	$10,497	24.5	23.1	213	1
210354002396	215	The Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	2200 Bowling Green Road	Russellville	42276	Logan County	Logan County	No	No	Yes	No	(270) 726-8454	98	0		79.6%	85 (86.7%)	1 (1.0%)	10 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)								24.5	18.8	226	11
210075000145	216	Bullitt Central High School	Public	9-12	1330 Hwy 44 E	Shepherdsville	40165	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-6000	1,363	77	17.7	52.7%	1,244 (91.3%)	16 (1.2%)	50 (3.7%)	5 (0.4%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.1%)	$17,358	$760	$242	$1,002	$9,335	$1,644	$10,980	24.1	22.3	218	2
210186002251	217	Fayette County Learning Center	Public	8-12	475 Price Road	Lexington	40508	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-0597	187	24	7.9	67.4%	100 (53.5%)	46 (24.6%)	29 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.4%)								23.9	13.7	237	20
210129002566	218	Kentucky Virtual Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	301 Poplar Street	Cloverport	40111	Breckinridge County	Cloverport Independent	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(270) 788-3388	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								23.3			(n/a)
210051002266	219	RISE Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	99 Center Dr.	Florence	41042	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	Yes	No	(859) 283-1003	74	11	6.7	66.2%	53 (71.6%)	11 (14.9%)	6 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	3 (4.1%)								23			(n/a)
210299000644	220	Butler Traditional High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2222 Crums Lane	Louisville	40216	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8220	1,421	87	16.3	69.2%	421 (29.6%)	768 (54.0%)	133 (9.4%)	22 (1.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (5.2%)	$17,935	$2,684	$1,326	$4,010	$11,296	$1,433	$12,729	23	22.6	217	3

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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