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)
210027000045	91	Bardstown High School	Public	9-12	400 N 5th St	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Bardstown Independent	No	No	No	No	(502) 331-8802	670	39	17.2	51.6%	435 (64.9%)	88 (13.1%)	55 (8.2%)	17 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (11.0%)	$19,783	$404	$231	$635	$11,706	$2,384	$14,090	63.4	62.9	77	14
210249000517	92	North Hardin High School	Public	9-12	801 S Logsdon Parkway	Radcliff	40160	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 351-3167	1,664	81	20.5	48.1%	867 (52.1%)	347 (20.9%)	185 (11.1%)	26 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	21 (1.3%)	215 (12.9%)	$21,824	$1,208	$990	$2,203	$16,703	$2,916	$19,621	63.1	53.7	109	17
210267000568	93	Hazard High School	Public	9-12	157 Bulldog Ln	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Hazard Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 439-1318	301	23	12.9	57.5%	272 (90.4%)	11 (3.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.3%)	$18,937	$2,553	$970	$3,523	$9,450	$4,017	$13,468	63	67.2	60	33
210254002213	94	Harlan County High School	Public	9-12	4000 N US Hwy 119	Baxter	40806	Harlan County	Harlan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 574-2020	944	69	13.6	83.3%	901 (95.4%)	19 (2.0%)	12 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.1%)	$17,056	$1,859	$1,738	$3,597	$8,206	$2,611	$10,817	62.8	48.2	135	41
210309000818	95	Simon Kenton High School	Public	9-12	11132 Madison Pk	Independence	41051	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 960-0100	1,882	84	22.4	38.0%	1,666 (88.5%)	37 (2.0%)	82 (4.4%)	8 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	84 (4.5%)	$12,214	$394	$323	$717	$8,139	$1,635	$9,774	62.6	70.4	53	42
210390000995	96	Mayfield High School	Public	9-12	700 Douthitt St	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Mayfield Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 247-4461	534	33	16.1	69.1%	211 (39.5%)	79 (14.8%)	193 (36.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (9.0%)	$24,169	$2,767	$2,898	$3,350	$17,974	$5,667	$23,678	61.9	52.2	111	15
210210000445	97	Fulton County High School	Public	9-12	2740 Moscow Ave	Hickman	42050	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 236-3904	172	15	11.8	62.8%	94 (54.7%)	53 (30.8%)	8 (4.7%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.1%)	$16,100	$2,535	$1,048	$3,582	$9,307	$3,210	$12,517	61.2	55.9	105	8
210526001283	98	Scott County High School	Public	9-12	1080 Cardinal Dr	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(502) 863-4131	1,353	67	20.1	36.9%	1,009 (74.6%)	103 (7.6%)	146 (10.8%)	22 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	70 (5.2%)	$15,434	$390	$537	$927	$9,331	$1,398	$10,728	60.6	57.9	98
210090000941	99	Campbell County High School	Public	9-12	909 Camel Crossing	Alexandria	41001	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	No	(859) 635-4161	1,539	83	18.5	41.8%	1,370 (89.0%)	25 (1.6%)	48 (3.1%)	18 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (5.0%)	$13,956	$652	$269	$921	$9,586	$2,936	$12,474	60.6	72.4	48	51
210093000183	100	Campbellsville High School	Public	9-12	230 W Main St	Campbellsville	42718	Taylor County	Campbellsville Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 465-8774	345	23	15.3	67.2%	256 (74.2%)	23 (6.7%)	17 (4.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (13.6%)	$12,663	$2,226	$442	$2,667	$10,404	$3,276	$13,162	60.1	53.7	110	10

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