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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)
210186002463	171	Success Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1555 Georgetown Road	Lexington	40508	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	Yes	No	(859) 381-4000	310	18	17.7	63.9%	149 (48.1%)	91 (29.4%)	44 (14.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (6.8%)								41	26	204	33
210312002233	172	Cordia School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6050 Lotts Creek Road	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Knott County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 785-4457	183	17	10.7	81.4%	177 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$16,277	$2,859	$1,681	$4,540	$9,046	$2,691	$11,737	41	62.6	78	94
210324000874	173	Lawrence County High School	Public	9-12	100 Bulldog Ln	Louisa	41230	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 638-9676	738	51	14.4	62.9%	714 (96.7%)	5 (0.7%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	$25,757	$2,686	$3,457	$6,142	$14,813	$3,484	$18,297	40.6	55.8	106	67
210582001374	174	Webster County High School	Public	9-12	1922 US Hwy 41A S	Dixon	42409	Webster County	Webster County	No	No	No	No	(270) 639-5092	676	35	19.3	61.2%	520 (76.9%)	12 (1.8%)	114 (16.9%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.1%)	$12,052	$1,492	$629	$2,121	$7,772	$2,159	$9,931	40.3	30.5	195	21
210174000337	175	Lloyd High School	Public	9-12	450 Bartlett Ave	Erlanger	41018	Kenton County	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 727-1555	697	39	18.1	56.8%	465 (66.7%)	59 (8.5%)	78 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.9%)	75 (10.8%)	$14,999	$836	$907	$1,743	$9,564	$1,737	$11,302	40.1	42.8	160	15
210504001246	176	Robertson County School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1760 Sardis Rd.	Mount Olivet	41064	Robertson County	Robertson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 724-5431	479	23	20.8	60.1%	457 (95.4%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	$19,379	$2,833	$1,071	$3,904	$9,066	$3,201	$12,267	39.9	41.8	163	13
210018001968	177	Augusta Independent School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	207 Bracken St	Augusta	41002	Bracken County	Augusta Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 756-2105	317	24	13.4	61.5%	297 (93.7%)	4 (1.3%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$15,193	$1,712	$501	$2,213	$8,833	$2,671	$11,504	39.8	22.8	216	39
210054000098	178	Bourbon County High School	Public	9-12	3341 Lexington Road	Paris	40361	Bourbon County	Bourbon County	No	No	No	No	(859) 987-2185	790	46	17.2	53.3%	576 (72.9%)	24 (3.0%)	166 (21.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	$14,529	$1,547	$820	$2,367	$8,902	$2,105	$11,008	39.5	51.7	113	65
210441002324	179	Thomas Nelson High School	Public	9-12	150 Generals Blvd	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-4650	669	32	20.9	38.1%	628 (93.9%)	10 (1.5%)	22 (3.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$11,115	$382	$264	$646	$7,677	$2,626	$10,303	39	36.6	176	3
210558001329	180	Trigg County High School	Public	9-12	203 Main Street	Cadiz	42211	Trigg County	Trigg County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 522-2200	617	35	17.7	50.7%	507 (82.2%)	48 (7.8%)	21 (3.4%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	$16,077	$862	$555	$1,417	$9,620	$2,423	$12,043	38.5	62.5	79	101

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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