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)
210299000649	241	Waggener High	Public	9-12	330 S. Hubbards Lane	Louisville	40207	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8340	863	55	15.8	65.5%	268 (31.1%)	408 (47.3%)	132 (15.3%)	14 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.6%)	$20,701	$2,804	$1,270	$4,074	$13,963	$1,430	$15,393	13.9	8.2	248	7
210299000651	242	Fairdale High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1001 Fairdale Road	Fairdale	40118	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8248	1,386	84	16.5	67.8%	625 (45.1%)	267 (19.3%)	396 (28.6%)	50 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	44 (3.2%)	$17,817	$2,101	$1,406	$3,507	$11,677	$1,383	$13,060	12.7	13.5	238	4
210115001402	243	Bluegrass Learning Academy	Public	6-12	4400 LaFayette Rd	Hopkinsville	42240	Christian County	Christian County	No	No	No	No	(270) 887-7380	122	4	28.7	85.2%	37 (30.3%)	64 (52.5%)	7 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	12 (9.8%)								12.1	13.9	236	7
210526002432	244	Phoenix Horizon Community	Public	6-12	1076 Cardinal Lane	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(502) 863-4057	89	11	8	67.4%	60 (67.4%)	7 (7.9%)	13 (14.6%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.9%)								11.6	17.2	231	13
210222002215	245	Success Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1601 Columbia Ave	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Glasgow Independent	No	No	Yes	No	(270) 651-8801	73	1	73	68.5%	42 (57.5%)	6 (8.2%)	16 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (11.0%)								11.4	6	257	12
210195001004	246	Renaissance Learning Center	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	145 Randy Caudill Loop	Martin	41649	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	Yes	No	(606) 285-3634	255	17	15.4	89.4%	248 (97.3%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								10.4	3	269	23
210600102583	247	Bluegrass Challenge Academy	Public	9-12	Bldg 296-714 Dixie St	Fort Knox	40121	Hardin County	Kentucky National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Academies	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(502) 624-3842	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								10			(n/a)
210135002049	248	Holmes High School	Public	9-12	25th and Madison Ave	Covington	41014	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 655-9545	878	58	15.1	80.2%	323 (36.8%)	212 (24.1%)	248 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (10.7%)	$18,270	$1,696	$1,054	$2,750	$11,479	$3,352	$14,831	9.9	7.4	254	6
210271002457	249	The Central Academy	Public	6-12	851 Center Street	Henderson	42420	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 831-5100	250	12	20.6	69.6%	179 (71.6%)	31 (12.4%)	15 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.6%)								9.7	2.8	271	22
210495001554	250	Eagle Academy	Public	6-12	300 Chandler St	Somerset	42503	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	No	(606) 679-1303	35	1	35	100.0%	23 (65.7%)	8 (22.9%)	3 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								9.6	12.3	240	10

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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