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)
210420001056	111	Monroe County High	Public	9-12	755 Old Mulkey Rd	Tompkinsville	42167	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	No	(270) 487-6217	517	34	15.2	63.4%	448 (86.7%)	6 (1.2%)	46 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$16,135	$1,163	$841	$2,004	$11,043	$3,088	$14,131	57.2	46.2	148	37
210195002450	112	Floyd Central High School	Public	9-12	651 Ky Rt 680W	Eastern	41622	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 886-2354	552	42	13.1	71.9%	540 (97.8%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$13,418	$2,223	$1,246	$3,469	$7,724	$2,225	$9,949	57.1	51.9	112
210477001166	113	Buckhorn School	Public, Alternative	K-12	18392 KY Hwy 28	Buckhorn	41721	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 398-7176	310	23	13.4	70.3%	296 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$19,582	$1,868	$2,323	$4,190	$10,979	$5,714	$16,690	57.1	38.9	171	58
210378000970	114	Marion County High School	Public	10-12	735 East Main Street	Lebanon	40033	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	No	(270) 692-6066	665	41	16.2	50.2%	548 (82.4%)	42 (6.3%)	52 (7.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	$17,900	$661	$428	$1,090	$11,247	$2,981	$14,228	56.8	44.5	155	41
210186002459	115	Frederick Douglass High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2000 Winchester Road	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	No	(859) 381-3780	1,667	91	18.2	43.4%	779 (46.7%)	472 (28.3%)	250 (15.0%)	63 (3.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	100 (6.0%)	$16,202	$792	$389	$1,182	$10,837	$2,245	$13,082	56.7	63.5	75	40
210309000823	116	Scott High School	Public	9-12	5400 Pride Parkway	Taylor Mill	41015	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 356-3146	1,071	52	20.4	42.5%	898 (83.8%)	40 (3.7%)	65 (6.1%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.3%)	$21,800	$371	$319	$689	$8,908	$1,695	$10,602	56.7	61.2	85	31
210102000194	117	East Carter County High School	Public	9-12	405 Hitchins Rd	Grayson	41143	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 474-5714	729	39	18.6	57.1%	689 (94.5%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (2.7%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	$12,898	$723	$641	$1,364	$8,810	$1,897	$10,707	56.5	64.5	71	46
210507001252	118	Rockcastle County High School	Public	9-12	1545 Lake Cumberland Road	Mount Vernon	40456	Rockcastle County	Rockcastle County	No	No	No	No	(606) 256-4816	819	49	16.7	63.7%	780 (95.2%)	4 (0.5%)	20 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.7%)	$13,309	$707	$777	$1,484	$10,665	$3,469	$14,133	56	38.1	173	55
210315002544	119	Lynn Camp Middle High School	Public	6-12	100 N Ky 830	Corbin	40701	Whitley County	Knox County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(606) 645-2851	465	38	12.2	84.9%	439 (94.4%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)								55.9			(n/a)
210162001442	120	Edmonson County High School	Public	9-12	220 Wildcat Way	Brownsville	42210	Edmonson County	Edmonson County	No	No	No	No	(270) 597-2151	592	37	16.1	54.4%	547 (92.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.7%)	$14,457	$289	$179	$468	$9,312	$2,287	$11,599	55.7	55.9	104	16

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.