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)
210369000943	81	Lyon County High School	Public	9-12	209 Fairview Ave	Eddyville	42038	Lyon County	Lyon County	No	No	No	No	(270) 388-9715	298	16	18.2	45.6%	266 (89.3%)	9 (3.0%)	7 (2.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	$14,147	$397	$1,089	$1,486	$9,712	$2,949	$12,661	67.5	74.1	43	38
210171000332	82	Eminence High School	Public	6-12	254 West Broadway St	Eminence	40019	Henry County	Eminence Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 845-5427	491	33	15	44.4%	380 (77.4%)	19 (3.9%)	52 (10.6%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.9%)	$16,071	$515	$864	$1,379	$10,259	$2,875	$12,873	67.4	51	120	38
210299000625	83	Eastern High	Public	9-12	12400 Old Shelbyville Rd	Middletown	40243	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8243	2,036	113	18	37.2%	1,173 (57.6%)	448 (22.0%)	206 (10.1%)	113 (5.6%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	88 (4.3%)	$16,345	$1,978	$1,192	$3,170	$10,442	$1,461	$11,903	66.5	76.6	34	49
210543001310	84	Somerset High School	Public	9-12	301 College St	Somerset	42501	Pulaski County	Somerset Independent	No	No	No	No	(606) 678-4721	521	41	12.7	53.7%	425 (81.6%)	22 (4.2%)	46 (8.8%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	$15,912	$957	$1,135	$2,092	$2,079	$2,340	$4,420	66.4	65.8	67	17
210012000016	85	Anderson County High School	Public	9-12	1 Bearcat Dr	Lawrenceburg	40342	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 839-5118	1,189	68	17.4	39.7%	1,059 (89.1%)	19 (1.6%)	63 (5.3%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.3%)	$10,645	$569	$378	$947	$7,229	$2,180	$9,409	65.8	65	69	16
210591001939	86	Williamsburg City School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1000 Main Street	Williamsburg	40769	Whitley County	Williamsburg Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-6044	835	63	13.2		802 (96.0%)	12 (1.4%)	8 (1.0%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	$13,862	$2,014	$913	$2,928	$7,794	$1,990	$9,785	65.7	75.3	40	46
210249000528	87	Central Hardin High School	Public	9-12	3040 Leitchfield Rd	Cecilia	42724	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 737-6800	1,914	92	20.7	36.9%	1,628 (85.1%)	57 (3.0%)	112 (5.9%)	18 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	94 (4.9%)	$21,302	$1,182	$935	$2,121	$16,277	$2,905	$19,182	65.7	71.2	52	35
210429001068	88	Morgan County High School	Public	9-12	150 Road to Success	West Liberty	41472	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 743-8702	598	33	18.2	66.7%	580 (97.0%)	6 (1.0%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$20,223	$885	$501	$1,387	$9,559	$3,243	$12,802	64.8	45.5	151	63
210180000348	89	Fairview High School	Public	6-12	2123 Main St W	Ashland	41102	Boyd County	Fairview Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 324-9226	342	25	13.6	72.2%	314 (91.8%)	6 (1.8%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	$30,217	$4,283	$3,264	$7,552	$15,694	$4,790	$18,994	64.1	51	118	29
210425001059	90	Montgomery County High School	Public	9-12	724 Woodford Drive	Mount Sterling	40353	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	No	(859) 497-8765	1,279	66	19.5	47.3%	1,118 (87.4%)	29 (2.3%)	84 (6.6%)	7 (0.5%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (2.7%)	$11,013	$947	$489	$1,436	$7,959	$2,287	$10,246	63.7	42.9	159	69

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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