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)
210303001640	71	West Jessamine High School	Public	9-12	2101 Wilmore Rd	Nicholasville	40356	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	No	(859) 887-2421	1,301	71	18.2	41.2%	1,046 (80.4%)	78 (6.0%)	109 (8.4%)	20 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (3.4%)	$20,891	$1,120	$456	$1,575	$15,251	$2,804	$18,055	69.3	53.8	108	37
210336001998	72	Letcher County Central High School	Public	9-12	435 Cougar Dr	Whitesburg	41858	Letcher County	Letcher County	No	No	No	No	(606) 633-2339	779	54	14.4	61.5%	754 (96.8%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	$15,476	$1,390	$1,095	$2,484	$9,828	$2,714	$11,839	69.2	59.9	90	18
210480001179	73	Belfry High School	Public	9-12	27678 Us 119 N	Belfry	41514	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	No	(606) 237-3900	531	30	17.7	62.5%	491 (92.5%)	21 (4.0%)	7 (1.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	$16,271	$640	$884	$1,524	$10,194	$3,836	$14,030	68.9	46.9	141	68
210354001458	74	Logan County High School	Public	9-12	2200 Bowling Green Rd	Russellville	42276	Logan County	Logan County	No	No	No	No	(270) 726-8454	953	60	15.8	47.1%	847 (88.9%)	29 (3.0%)	54 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.2%)	$8,030	$1,042	$817	$1,859	$7,418	$2,608	$10,027	68.9	74	44	30
210165000323	75	Elizabethtown High School	Public	9-12	620 N Mulberry St	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Elizabethtown Independent	No	No	No	No	(270) 769-3381	824	46	18	36.4%	539 (65.4%)	91 (11.0%)	82 (10.0%)	25 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	82 (10.0%)	$12,572	$466	$644	$1,110	$8,727	$1,922	$10,649	68.8	73.3	46	29
210486002393	76	Pineville Independent School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	401 Virginia Avenue	Pineville	40977	Bell County	Pineville Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 337-5701	577	39	14.8	77.1%	550 (95.3%)	12 (2.1%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	$15,404	$1,776	$1,469	$3,245	$8,316	$2,738	$11,054	68.4	45.9	149	73
210549001315	77	Spencer County High School	Public	9-12	520 Taylorsville Rd	Taylorsville	40071	Spencer County	Spencer County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 477-3255	992	55	18.1	35.2%	884 (89.1%)	9 (0.9%)	55 (5.5%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.5%)	$11,516	$916	$570	$1,487	$8,277	$1,753	$10,029	68.2	61.7	82	5
210516001265	78	Russell County High School	Public	9-12	2166 S Hwy 127	Russell Springs	42642	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 866-3341	832	54	15.4	64.3%	702 (84.4%)	6 (0.7%)	101 (12.1%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	11 (1.3%)	$16,918	$568	$881	$1,449	$10,037	$3,492	$13,529	68	48	136	58
210318000853	79	LaRue County High School	Public	9-12	925 S Lincoln Blvd	Hodgenville	42748	Larue County	LaRue County	No	No	No	No	(270) 358-2210	744	44	16.9	46.5%	654 (87.9%)	12 (1.6%)	53 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)	$12,380	$406	$516	$921	$8,711	$1,714	$10,425	67.9	58.3	94	15
210048000078	80	Berea Community High School	Public	9-12	1 Pirate Pkwy	Berea	40403	Madison County	Berea Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 986-4911	353	20	17.9	55.8%	288 (81.6%)	21 (5.9%)	27 (7.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	$10,373	$4,669	$4,237	$4,729	$10,071	$5,215	$10,288	67.5	50.8	121	41

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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.