Best High Schools in Kentucky

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the KSA and ACT test scores by the Kentucky Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 3, 2024.

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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)
210186002242	131	Opportunity Middle College	Public	11-12	470 Cooper Drive	Lexington	40506	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 246-6379	117	4	27.8	48.7%	38 (32.5%)	32 (27.4%)	22 (18.8%)	21 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)								51.7	82.7	22	109
210033000057	132	Bath County High School	Public	9-12	645 Chenault Dr	Owingsville	40360	Bath County	Bath County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 674-6325	608	37	16.4	70.4%	555 (91.3%)	11 (1.8%)	30 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$14,246	$1,296	$501	$1,805	$8,636	$2,300	$10,936	51.4	39.5	169	37
210312000837	133	Knott County Central High School	Public	9-12	76 Patriot Lane	Hindman	41822	Knott County	Knott County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 785-3166	553	42	13.1	69.4%	541 (97.8%)	6 (1.1%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,157	$3,337	$1,641	$4,978	$9,198	$3,980	$13,178	51.2	49.2	132	1
210201001420	134	Western Hills High School	Public	9-12	100 Doctors Dr	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(502) 875-8400	855	45	19	45.4%	657 (76.8%)	39 (4.6%)	72 (8.4%)	21 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (7.4%)	$14,548	$556	$168	$8,227	$5,862	$1,138	$14,537	51.2	48	137	3
210147000295	135	Apollo High School	Public	9-12	2280 Tamarack Road	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	No	(270) 852-7100	1,350	80	16.8	57.6%	993 (73.6%)	72 (5.3%)	134 (9.9%)	85 (6.3%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (4.7%)	$24,364	$763	$512	$1,275	$9,291	$2,263	$11,554	50.8	58.4	93	42
210303001641	136	East Jessamine High School	Public	9-12	815 Sulphur Well Rd	Nicholasville	40356	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	No	(859) 885-7240	1,214	66	18.3	57.0%	920 (75.8%)	84 (6.9%)	127 (10.5%)	12 (1.0%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (5.4%)	$22,422	$1,223	$469	$1,693	$16,576	$2,979	$19,555	50.7	50.2	123	13
210387000989	137	Mason County High School	Public	9-12	1320 Us 68	Maysville	41056	Mason County	Mason County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 564-3393	873	46	19	59.9%	690 (79.0%)	77 (8.8%)	39 (4.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.3%)	$21,760	$2,239	$1,239	$3,459	$3,075	$2,886	$5,961	50.4	51	119	18
210276000590	138	Henry County High School	Public	9-12	1120 Eminence Rd	New Castle	40050	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 845-8670	617	40	15.6	49.1%	551 (89.3%)	8 (1.3%)	37 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	$16,732	$782	$759	$1,540	$9,936	$2,818	$12,754	50.3	33.1	188	50
210573001354	139	Warren East High School	Public	9-12	6867 Louisville Rd	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	No	(270) 781-1277	978	56	17.4	56.1%	681 (69.6%)	97 (9.9%)	115 (11.8%)	10 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	71 (7.3%)	$14,806	$843	$944	$1,787	$8,401	$2,369	$10,770	50.2	58.2	95	44
210519001275	140	Russellville High School	Public	9-12	1101 W 9th St	Russellville	42276	Logan County	Russellville Independent	No	No	No	No	(270) 726-8421	314	22	14.2	68.2%	150 (47.8%)	62 (19.7%)	57 (18.2%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (12.7%)	$17,211	$1,001	$886	$1,887	$9,849	$3,923	$13,772	50	46.7	143	3

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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.

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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.