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)
210573001692	31	Greenwood High School	Public	9-12	5065 Scottsville Road	Bowling Green	42104	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	No	(270) 842-3627	1,422	81	17.5	42.1%	911 (64.1%)	97 (6.8%)	158 (11.1%)	182 (12.8%)	2 (0.1%)	17 (1.2%)	55 (3.9%)	$14,071	$666	$984	$1,650	$7,918	$1,915	$9,833	78.9	77.8	30	1
210279000594	32	Hickman County High School	Public	7-12	301 James H Phillips Dr	Clinton	42031	Hickman County	Hickman County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 653-4044	305	24	12.7	60.7%	238 (78.0%)	27 (8.9%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.5%)	$15,609	$851	$1,663	$2,514	$10,726	$3,257	$13,983	78.9	81.8	26	6
210372000949	33	Madison Central High School	Public	9-12	705 N 2nd St	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(859) 625-6109	2,250	114	19.6	52.0%	1,757 (78.1%)	139 (6.2%)	180 (8.0%)	31 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	136 (6.0%)	$13,995	$784	$224	$1,008	$7,312	$2,015	$9,328	78.8	64.5	70	37
210588001386	34	Whitley County High School	Public	9-12	350 Blvd of Champions	Williamsburg	40769	Whitley County	Whitley County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-7025	947	68	14	74.4%	915 (96.6%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.2%)	$14,934	$1,275	$1,256	$2,531	$8,836	$2,164	$11,001	78.8	76.7	33	1
210468001156	35	Paintsville High School	Public	7-12	225 2nd St	Paintsville	41240	Johnson County	Paintsville Independent	No	No	No	No	(606) 789-2656	321	26	12.3	47.0%	304 (94.7%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$16,690	$939	$559	$1,498	$10,091	$4,526	$13,119	78.3	59.9	89	54
210321000215	36	North Laurel High School	Public	9-12	1300 East Hal Rogers Parkway	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	No	(606) 862-4699	1,260	69	18.2	59.0%	1,197 (95.0%)	7 (0.6%)	30 (2.4%)	10 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	7 (0.6%)	$23,559	$638	$1,128	$1,765	$8,406	$2,492	$10,897	78	73.4	45	9
210249001910	37	John Hardin High School	Public	9-12	384 W A Jenkins Rd	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 769-8906	806	54	14.9	51.0%	462 (57.3%)	133 (16.5%)	97 (12.0%)	17 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	94 (11.7%)	$26,767	$1,587	$1,022	$2,617	$20,373	$3,777	$24,150	77.8	63	76	39
210333000885	38	Leslie County High School	Public	9-12	25 Eagle Lane	Hyden	41749	Leslie County	Leslie County	No	No	No	No	(606) 672-2337	488	30	16.5	70.3%	483 (99.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,925	$1,210	$973	$2,185	$10,425	$929	$11,782	77.5	78.2	29	9
210306000802	39	Johnson Central High School	Public	9-12	257 North Mayo Trail	Paintsville	41240	Johnson County	Johnson County	No	No	No	No	(606) 789-2500	913	72	12.6	57.7%	884 (96.8%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (1.0%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.2%)	$20,691	$1,505	$1,103	$2,608	$11,015	$3,506	$14,522	77.1	69.4	54	15
210411002168	40	Mercer County Senior High School	Public	9-12	1124 Moberly Rd	Harrodsburg	40330	Mercer County	Mercer County	No	No	No	No	(859) 733-7000	753	41	18.3	55.8%	620 (82.3%)	32 (4.2%)	53 (7.0%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.3%)	$14,931	$604	$425	$1,029	$9,763	$2,213	$11,976	76.8	67	62	22

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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