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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)
210186000388	181	Bryan Station High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	201 Eastin Rd	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(859) 381-3308	1,893	107	17.6	59.2%	513 (27.1%)	627 (33.1%)	636 (33.6%)	22 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (5.0%)	$16,622	$1,157	$448	$1,605	$10,964	$2,125	$13,087	38.5	32.7	189	8
210132002367	182	Corbin School of Innovation	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	800 S. Kentucky Avenue	Corbin	40701	Whitley County	Corbin Independent	No	No	Yes	No	(606) 215-2186	218	8	27.9	64.2%	204 (93.6%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.7%)								38.3	30.6	194	12
210399001014	183	McCreary Central High School	Public	9-12	400 Raider Way	Stearns	42647	McCreary County	McCreary County	No	No	No	No	(606) 376-5051	734	49	15	77.7%	718 (97.8%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$15,219	$1,029	$1,594	$2,623	$10,625	$3,745	$14,253	37.5	41	164	19
210216000455	184	Garrard County High School	Public	9-12	599 Industry Rd	Lancaster	40444	Garrard County	Garrard County	No	No	No	No	(859) 792-2146	801	51	15.6	58.9%	683 (85.3%)	26 (3.2%)	62 (7.7%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.7%)	$11,949	$980	$949	$1,929	$7,996	$2,024	$10,020	37.5	47.3	140	44
210315000847	185	Knox Central High School	Public	9-12	100 Panther Way	Barbourville	40906	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 645-2843	761	50	15.1	77.7%	731 (96.1%)	11 (1.4%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	$15,979	$2,352	$1,089	$3,440	$9,475	$2,942	$12,417	37.3	48.7	133	52
210129002502	186	Cloverport Independent School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	301 Poplar Street	Cloverport	40111	Breckinridge County	Cloverport Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 788-3388	283	21	13.4	62.5%	269 (95.1%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.8%)	$16,137	$2,067	$506	$2,574	$10,145	$3,418	$13,564	36.6	49.9	125	61
210186000383	187	Tates Creek High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1111 Centre Pkwy	Lexington	40517	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	No	(859) 381-3620	1,734	102	17	52.1%	794 (45.8%)	486 (28.0%)	281 (16.2%)	50 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	121 (7.0%)	$16,391	$876	$422	$1,297	$11,045	$2,130	$13,173	36.2	56.2	101	86
210532002253	188	Martha Layne Collins High School	Public	9-12	801 Discovery Blvd	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(502) 647-1160	1,174	66	17.9	43.6%	651 (55.5%)	83 (7.1%)	351 (29.9%)	13 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (6.3%)	$13,273	$445	$409	$854	$8,771	$1,864	$10,635	36	38.3	172	16
210258000555	189	Harrison County High School	Public	9-12	320 Webster Ave	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	No	(859) 234-7117	865	45	19	45.5%	791 (91.4%)	5 (0.6%)	39 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.0%)	$12,798	$582	$1,066	$1,648	$15,276	$2,495	$11,471	34.5	46.7	144	45
210441001096	190	Nelson County High School	Public	9-12	1070 Bloomfield Rd	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7010	784	37	21.1	42.5%	719 (91.7%)	16 (2.0%)	25 (3.2%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.2%)	$11,529	$421	$248	$669	$7,750	$2,952	$10,702	34.4	29.5	196	6

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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

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.