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)
210417001050	151	Middlesboro High School	Public	9-12	4404 Cumberland Ave	Middlesboro	40965	Bell County	Middlesboro Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 242-8820	352	28	12.5	73.3%	289 (82.1%)	23 (6.5%)	6 (1.7%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.4%)	$21,657	$3,726	$1,499	$5,224	$10,013	$3,528	$13,540	45.3	37.1	174	23
210003000001	152	Adair County High School	Public	9-12	526 Indian Dr	Columbia	42728	Adair County	Adair County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 384-2751	791	51	15.4	63.2%	681 (86.1%)	16 (2.0%)	48 (6.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.3%)	$13,553	$925	$99	$1,024	$8,588	$1,938	$10,526	45.1	46.3	147	5
210240000496	153	Greenup County High School	Public	9-12	196 Musketeer Drive	Greenup	41144	Greenup County	Greenup County	No	No	No	No	(606) 473-9812	849	51	16.6	62.0%	818 (96.3%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.6%)	$12,607	$798	$501	$1,299	$8,641	$2,667	$11,308	44.9	51.1	117	36
210447001107	154	Nicholas County High School	Public	7-12	103 School Dr	Carlisle	40311	Nicholas County	Nicholas County	No	No	No	No	(859) 289-3780	455	30	15.1	63.3%	421 (92.5%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$28,499	$1,432	$1,708	$3,139	$14,069	$3,232	$17,325	44.1	33.5	184	30
210144000291	155	Danville High School	Public	9-12	203 E. Lexington Ave.	Danville	40422	Boyle County	Danville Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 936-8503	481	35	13.5	63.4%	254 (52.8%)	89 (18.5%)	68 (14.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (14.1%)	$18,417	$1,684	$695	$2,379	$11,992	$2,715	$14,707	44	49.4	129	26
210198000433	156	Frankfort High School	Public	9-12	328 Shelby St	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Frankfort Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 875-8655	322	24	13.4	40.1%	229 (71.1%)	53 (16.5%)	19 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.2%)	$22,257	$3,066	$1,376	$4,443	$10,674	$4,108	$14,827	43.9	45	153	3
210186002323	157	Carter G. Woodson Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	2000 Winchester Road	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	No	(859) 381-3933	287	23	12.6	60.3%	12 (4.2%)	221 (77.0%)	39 (13.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)								43.8	16.8	232	75
210062000108	158	Boyd County High School	Public	9-12	14375 Lions Lane	Ashland	41102	Boyd County	Boyd County	No	No	No	No	(606) 928-7100	911	59	15.3	51.8%	867 (95.2%)	3 (0.3%)	17 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	17 (1.9%)	$15,596	$954	$496	$1,450	$11,199	$2,947	$14,146	43.3	33.5	185	27
210186002320	159	The Stables	Public	8-12	4185 Walt Robertson Road	Lexington	40511	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 333-5827	46	4	11.5	54.3%	30 (65.2%)	7 (15.2%)	7 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)								43.3			(n/a)
210207002205	160	Fulton Independent School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	700 Stephen Beale Dr	Fulton	42041	Fulton County	Fulton Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 472-1741	324	31	10.3	70.1%	118 (36.4%)	119 (36.7%)	18 (5.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	63 (19.4%)	$20,324	$3,082	$2,074	$5,156	$11,371	$3,120	$14,491	43.2	14	234	74

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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:

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

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.