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)
210246000507	41	Hancock County High School	Public	9-12	80 State Rt 271 S	Lewisport	42351	Hancock County	Hancock County	No	No	No	No	(270) 927-6953	483	33	14.6	45.8%	452 (93.6%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	$27,099	$1,587	$1,034	$2,621	$17,712	$10,217	$22,252	76.6	72.1	49	8
210147000297	42	Daviess County High School	Public	9-12	4255 New Hartford Road	Owensboro	42303	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	No	(270) 852-7300	1,740	91	19.2	42.4%	1,490 (85.6%)	33 (1.9%)	98 (5.6%)	63 (3.6%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (3.0%)	$13,397	$759	$521	$1,280	$8,730	$2,318	$11,048	76.5	76.2	37	5
210299001705	43	Louisville Male High	Public, Magnet	9-12	4409 Preston Highway	Louisville	40213	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8292	1,991	94	21.1	39.4%	889 (44.7%)	819 (41.1%)	130 (6.5%)	51 (2.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (5.0%)	$15,364	$1,781	$1,346	$3,127	$9,768	$1,285	$11,053	76.2	83.1	21	22
210495001233	44	Pulaski County High School	Public	9-12	511 University Dr	Somerset	42503	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 679-1574	1,209	71	17	56.8%	1,097 (90.7%)	9 (0.7%)	72 (6.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (2.2%)	$12,703	$661	$674	$1,519	$8,543	$1,980	$10,523	76.1	63.7	74	30
210291001719	45	Jackson City School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	940 Highland Ave	Jackson	41339	Breathitt County	Jackson Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 666-5164	349	22	15.8	61.0%	342 (98.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,546	$5,612	$2,653	$8,265	$5,344	$1,937	$7,281	75.9	86.3	15	30
210078002407	46	Burgin Independent School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	440 E Main St	Burgin	40310	Mercer County	Burgin Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 748-5282	495	38	13	51.3%	442 (89.3%)	6 (1.2%)	12 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.5%)	$15,589	$1,466	$441	$1,907	$9,658	$2,271	$11,928	75.7	75.3	41	5
210351000924	47	Livingston Central High School	Public	9-12	750 Us 60 W	Smithland	42081	Livingston County	Livingston County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 928-2065	329	23	14.1	47.1%	296 (90.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	$18,068	$1,471	$1,774	$3,244	$10,769	$2,853	$13,622	75.5	50.2	124	77
210186000364	48	Henry Clay High School	Public	9-12	2100 Fontaine Rd	Lexington	40502	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3423	2,031	121	16.8	46.6%	1,048 (51.6%)	409 (20.1%)	313 (15.4%)	146 (7.2%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	113 (5.6%)	$16,419	$828	$376	$1,224	$11,183	$2,086	$13,250	75.3	72.6	47	1
210228001490	49	Graves County High School	Public	9-12	1220 Eagles Way	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Graves County	No	No	No	No	(270) 328-6242	1,096	65	16.8	49.3%	911 (83.1%)	15 (1.4%)	99 (9.0%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (5.7%)	$13,360	$602	$1,230	$1,832	$8,943	$1,691	$10,634	75.3	76.5	35	14
210450001116	50	Ohio County High School	Public	9-12	1400 S Main St	Hartford	42347	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	No	(270) 274-3366	1,144	58	19.7	57.0%	1,009 (88.2%)	7 (0.6%)	108 (9.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.4%)	$13,302	$1,696	$569	$2,265	$6,566	$1,918	$8,484	75.2	55.2	107	57

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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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Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.