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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)
210453001953	1	North Oldham High School	Public	9-12	1815 S Hwy 1793	Goshen	40026	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	No	(502) 228-0158	995	52	19.1	11.7%	838 (84.2%)	12 (1.2%)	63 (6.3%)	46 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (3.3%)	$11,127	$317	$149	$466	$9,096	$2,641	$11,737	98.3	96.6	3	2
210299002027	2	J. Graham Brown School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	546 South First Street	Louisville	40202	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8216	738	46	15.9	28.3%	443 (60.0%)	159 (21.5%)	39 (5.3%)	32 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (8.5%)	$39,473	$1,894	$1,398	$3,292	$12,859	$1,512	$14,371	98.2	92.9	8	6
210299000734	3	duPont Manual High	Public, Magnet	9-12	120 W Lee St	Louisville	40208	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8241	1,929	106	18.1	21.9%	970 (50.3%)	361 (18.7%)	131 (6.8%)	383 (19.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	80 (4.1%)	$16,028	$1,832	$1,380	$3,212	$10,018	$1,430	$11,448	96.7	98.5	1	2
210204000428	4	Highlands High School	Public	9-12	2400 Memorial Pkwy	Fort Thomas	41075	Campbell County	Fort Thomas Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 781-5900	1,015	56	18.1	9.3%	914 (90.0%)	12 (1.2%)	32 (3.2%)	15 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.1%)	$14,027	$255	$123	$378	$10,241	$3,397	$13,638	96.6	96	4
210483001214	5	Pikeville High School	Public	7-12	120 Championship Drive	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pikeville Independent	No	No	No	No	(606) 432-0185	514	38	13.4	30.7%	464 (90.3%)	7 (1.4%)	10 (1.9%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	$23,559	$1,693	$1,244	$2,945	$18,517	$2,102	$20,624	96.3	98.1	2	3
210036000060	6	Beechwood High School	Public	7-12	54 Beechwood Rd	Fort Mitchell	41017	Kenton County	Beechwood Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 331-1220	727	41	17.9	14.3%	623 (85.7%)	8 (1.1%)	61 (8.4%)	13 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	$17,334	$318	$95	$413	$8,824	$2,370	$11,194	95.4	90.7	11	5
210438001086	7	Murray High School	Public	9-12	1800 Sycamore St	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Murray Independent	No	No	No	No	(270) 753-5202	553	37	14.8	48.8%	412 (74.5%)	39 (7.1%)	38 (6.9%)	19 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.0%)	$30,343	$2,358	$937	$3,295	$20,243	$2,598	$23,630	95.2	76.5	36	29
210063000120	8	Boyle County High School	Public	9-12	1637 Perryville Rd	Danville	40422	Boyle County	Boyle County	No	No	No	No	(859) 236-5047	884	52	17	45.1%	785 (88.8%)	19 (2.1%)	37 (4.2%)	11 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.3%)	$13,678	$329	$448	$777	$10,145	$2,755	$12,901	94.1	93	7	1
210132000266	9	Corbin High School	Public	9-12	1901 Snyder Street	Corbin	40701	Whitley County	Corbin Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 528-3902	829	49	16.8	53.2%	770 (92.9%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.2%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.7%)	$16,887	$633	$772	$1,405	$9,296	$2,655	$11,951	93.8	82.5	23	14
210252000552	10	Harlan High School	Public	5-12	420 E Central St	Harlan	40831	Harlan County	Harlan Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 573-8750	391	26	15.1	63.7%	335 (85.7%)	21 (5.4%)	10 (2.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	$31,932	$3,772	$2,711	$6,483	$19,269	$6,026	$25,304	92.7	87.7	12	2

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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