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)
210453001125	11	Oldham County High School	Public	9-12	1150 N Highway 393	La Grange	40031	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	No	(502) 222-9461	1,656	83	19.9	27.8%	1,348 (81.4%)	32 (1.9%)	181 (10.9%)	25 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (4.0%)	$10,083	$372	$159	$530	$8,580	$2,131	$10,712	90.7	75.5	39	28
210453001620	12	South Oldham High School	Public	9-12	5901 Veteran's Memorial Pky	Crestwood	40014	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	No	(502) 241-6681	1,341	66	20.4	19.9%	1,130 (84.3%)	30 (2.2%)	91 (6.8%)	32 (2.4%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (4.1%)	$10,772	$386	$175	$561	$8,913	$2,513	$11,426	89.7	95	5	7
210150002203	13	Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	317 Eli St	Dawson Springs	42408	Hopkins County	Dawson Springs Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 797-2957	267	21	12.8	63.7%	252 (94.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$15,837	$660	$316	$976	$10,690	$2,721	$13,411	88.5	74.4	42	29
210186000367	14	Lafayette High School	Public	9-12	401 Reed Ln	Lexington	40503	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3474	2,432	130	18.7	37.5%	1,534 (63.1%)	294 (12.1%)	326 (13.4%)	125 (5.1%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	148 (6.1%)	$15,435	$831	$384	$1,216	$10,051	$2,247	$12,299	87.7	87.3	13	1
210573002277	15	South Warren High School	Public	9-12	8140 Nashville Rd	Bowling Green	42104	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	No	(270) 467-7500	1,494	75	19.9	37.1%	1,136 (76.0%)	73 (4.9%)	78 (5.2%)	147 (9.8%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (3.8%)	$12,917	$575	$852	$1,426	$7,235	$2,018	$9,254	87.6	81.4	27	12
210396002332	16	McCracken County High School	Public	9-12	6601 Us Hwy 60	Paducah	42001	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4000	1,999	107	18.7	43.4%	1,667 (83.4%)	95 (4.8%)	114 (5.7%)	32 (1.6%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (4.3%)	$13,818	$763	$661	$1,439	$9,751	$2,868	$12,618	87.6	67.1	61	45
210299000632	17	Atherton High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3000 Dundee Road	Louisville	40205	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8202	1,461	81	18	39.1%	935 (64.0%)	294 (20.1%)	104 (7.1%)	56 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	69 (4.7%)	$17,017	$1,763	$1,387	$3,150	$11,189	$1,479	$12,668	87	77	31	14
210513001272	18	Russell High School	Public	9-12	709 Red Devil Lane	Russell	41169	Greenup County	Russell Independent	No	No	No	No	(606) 836-9658	668	41	16.1	42.4%	605 (90.6%)	7 (1.0%)	14 (2.1%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.8%)	$13,957	$687	$871	$1,558	$9,334	$1,720	$11,064	86.8	82.2	25	7
210372001594	19	Madison Southern High School	Public	9-12	279 Glades Rd	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(859) 625-6148	1,210	69	17.5	50.4%	1,108 (91.6%)	18 (1.5%)	50 (4.1%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.2%)	$15,336	$1,032	$294	$1,326	$8,478	$1,850	$10,328	85.6	78.6	28	9
210570001342	20	Walton-Verona High School	Public	9-12	30 School Rd	Walton	41094	Boone County	Walton-Verona Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 485-7721	549	33	16.6	29.5%	499 (90.9%)	7 (1.3%)	19 (3.5%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	$13,879	$360	$85	$445	$10,023	$2,487	$12,510	84.9	86.9	14	6

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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.
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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.