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)
210299001947	221	Pathfinder School of Innovation	Public, Alternative	K-12	900 S Floyd Street	Louisville	40203	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-3173	2,030	73	27.8	71.8%	910 (44.8%)	729 (35.9%)	236 (11.6%)	27 (1.3%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	126 (6.2%)								22.6	26.2	203	18
210195000406	222	Betsy Layne High School	Public	9-12	554 Bobcat Blvd	Betsy Layne	41659	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 263-6280	407	28	14.3	74.2%	396 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$14,941	$2,242	$1,497	$3,738	$8,324	$2,879	$11,203	22.5	40.7	166	56
210123001846	223	Horse Creek Learning Center	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	239 Richmond Rd	Manchester	40962	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	Yes	No	(606) 598-1601	73	5	14.6	87.7%	71 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								22.3			(n/a)
210579001224	224	Wayne County High School	Public	9-12	2 Kenny Davis Blvd	Monticello	42633	Wayne County	Wayne County	No	No	No	No	(606) 348-5575	940	47	19.8	75.6%	810 (86.2%)	16 (1.7%)	101 (10.7%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	$12,869	$959	$670	$1,630	$7,702	$2,149	$9,850	22	21.9	220	4
210299000628	225	Fern Creek High	Public	9-12	9115 Fern Creek Road	Louisville	40291	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8251	1,688	109	15.5	59.8%	542 (32.1%)	663 (39.3%)	314 (18.6%)	81 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (5.1%)	$17,188	$2,639	$1,408	$4,047	$10,576	$1,382	$11,958	21.1	23.2	212	13
210573002410	226	Beacon Academy	Public	6-12	1022 West Main Street	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	No	(270) 781-5150	191	4	47.7	68.6%	151 (79.1%)	12 (6.3%)	15 (7.9%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)								20.6	18.7	227	1
210489001220	227	Powell County High School	Public	9-12	700 W College Ave	Stanton	40380	Powell County	Powell County	No	No	No	No	(606) 663-3320	651	41	15.8	58.8%	615 (94.5%)	9 (1.4%)	15 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.5%)	$14,986	$1,622	$1,242	$2,914	$8,760	$2,450	$11,160	20.4	17.8	229	2
210120001624	228	Phoenix Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	100 Vaught Rd	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	No	(859) 744-4618	43	6	7.1	93.0%	30 (69.8%)	5 (11.6%)	3 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (11.6%)								19.6	3.3	267	39
210042000075	229	Bellevue High School	Public	6-12	201 Center St	Bellevue	41073	Campbell County	Bellevue Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 261-2980	362	27	13.4	61.3%	278 (76.8%)	22 (6.1%)	19 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	39 (10.8%)	$19,838	$948	$2,265	$3,077	$11,696	$4,622	$16,318	19.6	27.6	199	30
210299002121	230	The Phoenix School of Discovery	Public	6-12	502 Wood Rd	Louisville	40222	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-7700	380	41	9.2	59.2%	247 (65.0%)	85 (22.4%)	19 (5.0%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.8%)								19.2	20.6	222	8

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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:

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

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.