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)
210007002535	231	Patriot Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1501 Bowling Green Rd	Scottsville	42164	Allen County	Allen County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(270) 618-3181	111	3	37	71.2%	100 (90.1%)	1 (0.9%)	7 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)								17.8			(n/a)
210429002578	232	Morgan County RISE Academy	Public	6-12	156 Road to Success	West Liberty	41472	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(606) 743-8002	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								16.9			(n/a)
210299000668	233	Pleasure Ridge Park High	Public	9-12	5901 Greenwood Road	Louisville	40258	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8311	1,517	87	17.4	62.7%	776 (51.2%)	494 (32.6%)	143 (9.4%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	90 (5.9%)	$17,318	$2,180	$1,240	$3,420	$11,377	$1,325	$12,702	16.7	14.7	233
210115002524	234	Christian County Public Schools VLA	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 Glass Avenue	Hopkinsville	42240	Christian County	Christian County	No	No	No	No	(270) 887-7000	159	16	9.9	73.6%	93 (58.5%)	36 (22.6%)	12 (7.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.7%)								16.7	26.9	202	32
210213000451	235	Gallatin County High School	Public	9-12	70 Wildcat Circle	Warsaw	41095	Gallatin County	Gallatin County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 567-7640	493	29	17	65.1%	426 (86.4%)	3 (0.6%)	54 (11.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$12,609	$824	$404	$1,228	$8,914	$2,466	$11,383	15.9	22.8	215	20
210299000730	236	Central High Magnet Career Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	1130 West Chestnut Street	Louisville	40203	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8226	1,220	73	16.8	70.1%	69 (5.7%)	897 (73.5%)	157 (12.9%)	45 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (4.0%)	$22,860	$2,557	$1,260	$3,817	$11,688	$1,360	$13,048	15.1	22.8	214	22
210144002500	237	Anchor Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	115 E. Lexington Ave.	Danville	40422	Boyle County	Danville Independent	No	No	Yes	No	(859) 238-1300	43	2	21.5	79.1%	24 (55.8%)	8 (18.6%)	5 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (14.0%)								14.9			(n/a)
210471001158	238	Paris High School	Public	9-12	308 W 7th St	Paris	40361	Bourbon County	Paris Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 987-2168	221	15	15.2	74.7%	118 (53.4%)	48 (21.7%)	35 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.0%)	$14,793	$2,179	$2,844	$4,041	$9,638	$6,137	$14,793	14.9	27.4	200	38
210186001848	239	Martin L King Academy for Excellence Alt	Public	6-12	2200 Liberty Rd	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-4040	182	25	7.2	69.2%	66 (36.3%)	76 (41.8%)	24 (13.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (7.7%)								14.3	10.8	241	2
210249002439	240	College View Campus	Public, Alternative	K-12	521 Charlemagne Blvd.	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	No	(270) 234-5732	312	27	11.5	61.2%	180 (57.7%)	64 (20.5%)	21 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	42 (13.5%)								14.3	13	239	1

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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.