Hickman County High School

Summary:

Hickman County High School is a public high school located in Clinton, Kentucky, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 302 students. The school is part of the Hickman County School District, which is ranked 18 out of 159 districts in Kentucky and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hickman County High School consistently performs well academically, ranking among the top 32-26 high schools in Kentucky over the past few years. The school's test scores are significantly higher than the state averages across various subjects and grade levels, including ACT English (69% vs. 44%), ACT Mathematics (49% vs. 30%), and KSA Reading (64% for 7th grade vs. 47% statewide). The school also has an impressive 95.3% four-year graduation rate, which is well above the state average. Additionally, Hickman County High School excels in the performance of specific student groups, ranking among the top 12-24 high schools in Kentucky for female students and the top 25-39 high schools for white students and low socioeconomic status students.

While Hickman County High School outperforms the nearby Graves County High School and Fulton County High School in many academic metrics, the nearby Gateway Academy High School, a virtual public school, has significantly lower performance and graduation rates. This highlights the importance of considering the unique characteristics and challenges of different school models when making comparisons. While Hickman County High School performs well overall, there are a few areas where the school could focus on improvement, such as the relatively lower proficiency rates in mathematics and science compared to other subject areas.


Detail:

Public 7-12

 301 James H Phillips Dr
       Clinton, KY  42031


(270) 653-4044

District: Hickman County

SchoolDigger Rank:
32nd of 290 Kentucky High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,609 Help


Feeder schools for Hickman County High School:

Elementary:    Hickman County Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.5 Help
Number of students:  302

Racial breakdown:

White:
81.8%
African American:
7.3%
Two or more races:
7.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  57.3% Help


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Compare Details Hickman County High School ranks better than 76.9% of middle schools in Kentucky. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 70.41. (See more...)
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Compare Details Hickman County High School ranks better than 89% of high schools in Kentucky. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.86. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Hickman County High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hickman County High School is $15,609.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hickman County High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hickman County High School 75th of 324 Kentucky public middle schools. (See Hickman County High School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Hickman County High School 32nd of 290 Kentucky public high schools. (See Hickman County High School in the ranking list.)

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Hickman County:

SchoolDigger ranks Hickman County 18th of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Hickman County High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Hickman County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 57.51 116th 284 59.2%
2008 77.89 47th 287 83.6%
2009 60.32 112th 289 61.2%
2010 41.48 190th 299 36.5%
2011 52.60 159th 304 47.7%
2012 59.11 117th 319 63.3%
2013 38.29 231st 335 31.0%
2014 44.45 201st 335 40.0%
2015 48.91 170th 337 49.6%
2016 50.69 161st 331 51.4%
2017 44.17 194th 330 41.2%
2018 55.46 131st 322 59.3%
2019 59.79 115th 335 65.7%
2021 72.09 46th 282 83.7%
2022 57.23 114th 320 64.4%
2023 66.43 83rd 327 74.6%
2024 70.41 75th 324 76.9%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Hickman County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 56.96 115th 294 60.9%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Hickman County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.61 112th 285 60.7%
2019 64.98 74th 303 75.6%
2022 61.09 84th 310 72.9%
2023 62.72 89th 309 71.2%
2024 61.39 94th 311 69.8%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Hickman County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.54 115th 290 60.3%
2019 73.52 55th 299 81.6%
2021 86.00 13th 233 94.4%
2022 74.00 47th 299 84.3%
2023 69.25 64th 295 78.3%
2024 78.53 36th 300 88.0%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Hickman County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.48 153rd 293 47.8%
2019 43.06 175th 303 42.2%
2021 68.54 44th 222 80.2%
2022 51.68 121st 304 60.2%
2023 52.89 130th 307 57.7%
2024 65.30 86th 304 71.7%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Hickman County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.30 127th 253 49.8%
2019 53.72 116th 266 56.4%
2021 67.77 43rd 213 79.8%
2022 51.68 131st 314 58.3%
2023 66.41 81st 320 74.7%
2024 80.79 41st 316 87.0%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Hickman County High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Hickman County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 79.49 25th 217 88.5%
2008 58.78 69th 217 68.2%
2009 39.34 138th 217 36.4%
2010 61.33 70th 223 68.6%
2011 83.51 15th 226 93.4%
2012 66.09 57th 229 75.1%
2013 68.17 71st 291 75.6%
2014 76.47 43rd 290 85.2%
2015 82.48 29th 295 90.2%
2016 74.97 50th 288 82.6%
2017 59.76 117th 287 59.2%
2018 48.17 134th 271 50.6%
2019 64.41 81st 285 71.6%
2021 47.71 114th 267 57.3%
2022 76.96 33rd 271 87.8%
2023 81.82 26th 276 90.6%
2024 78.86 32nd 290 89.0%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Hickman County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 71.88 39th 226 82.7%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Hickman County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.74 57th 232 75.4%
2019 63.93 77th 254 69.7%
2021 31.23 181st 234 22.6%
2022 76.58 26th 266 90.2%
2023 76.61 28th 272 89.7%
2024 78.49 29th 274 89.4%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Hickman County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.07 13th 234 94.4%
2019 65.17 75th 249 69.9%
2021 18.88 202nd 236 14.4%
2022 79.47 22nd 252 91.3%
2023 89.28 12th 253 95.3%
2024 81.02 24th 261 90.8%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Hickman County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.05 160th 237 32.5%
2019 66.20 65th 251 74.1%
2021 48.58 94th 238 60.5%
2022 67.62 55th 257 78.6%
2023 72.74 38th 259 85.3%
2024 67.97 64th 262 75.6%
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Rank History for high school White students at Hickman County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.29 98th 198 50.5%
2019 60.53 79th 219 63.9%
2022 74.89 37th 260 85.8%
2023 84.54 25th 264 90.5%
2024 76.52 39th 273 85.7%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Kentucky Department of Education

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by a student
Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Open Quote hickman county is extremely racist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, and sexist. the discrimination here is INSANE. they talk about how you can't be on your phones because they want you to socialize yet middle school and high school can't talk to eachother??? doesn't even make sense. and not to mention girls can't wear leggings. that is predatory and pedophilic, instead of making girls cover up tell the male teachers to quit being perverts. this school is awful, they don't care about mental issues or certain triggers or if you are neurodivergent and learn differently. the teachers are rude and ignorant. hickman county is an awful school. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Hickman County High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 369 54 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 425
1989 392 46 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 440
1990 381 47 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 428
1991 358 45 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 404
1992 370 44 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 416
1993 355 55 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 410
1994 337 57 0 0 0 n/a n/a -2 392
1995 345 45 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 392
1996 345 45 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 392
1997 352 39 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 393
1998 336 43 0 1 0 n/a n/a 1 381
1999 314 44 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 359
2000 307 47 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 354
2001 301 48 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 350
2002 294 54 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 349
2003 294 54 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 349
2004 307 48 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 356
2005 303 51 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 355
2006 306 47 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 355
2007 286 54 1 2 1 n/a n/a 4 348
2008 281 43 2 0 1 n/a n/a 5 332
2009 287 45 4 1 1 n/a n/a 6 344
2010 265 49 3 1 0 n/a n/a 8 326
2011 285 37 3 1 0 0 8 0 334
2012 289 31 3 2 0 0 10 0 335
2013 295 35 2 2 0 0 10 0 344
2014 322 30 2 3 0 0 10 0 367
2015 300 28 1 3 0 0 10 0 342
2016 275 25 0 6 0 0 13 0 319
2017 253 24 0 11 0 0 19 0 307
2018 268 28 0 8 0 0 17 0 321
2019 266 29 0 13 1 0 18 0 327
2020 266 30 0 14 0 0 22 0 332
2021 261 25 1 14 0 0 22 0 323
2022 265 25 1 13 0 0 23 0 327
2023 247 22 1 10 0 0 22 0 302

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hickman County High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 425 26.0 16.3 n/a
1989 440 27.8 15.8 n/a
1990 428 28.1 15.2 n/a
1991 404 27.9 14.4 n/a
1992 416 28.2 14.7 n/a
1993 410 27.6 14.9 n/a
1994 392 26.1 15.0 n/a
1995 392 24.9 15.7 n/a
1996 392 24.9 15.7 n/a
1997 393 24.4 16.1 36.1
1998 381 25.4 15.0 41.1
1999 359 25.0 14.4 46.8
2000 354 26.9 13.2 50
2001 350 27.0 13.0 49.1
2002 349 18.5 18.9 77.9
2003 349 18.5 18.9 77.9
2004 356 18.8 18.9 n/a
2005 355 24.2 14.7 n/a
2006 355 25.4 14.0 48.5
2007 348 27.0 12.9 54.4
2008 332 23.5 14.1 48.3
2009 344 22.0 15.6 44.4
2010 326 19.8 16.4 50.3
2011 334 26.0 12.8 45.2
2012 335 26.0 12.8 56.4
2013 344 26.6 12.9 60.8
2014 367 24.1 15.1 62.4
2015 342 24.0 14.2 60.8
2016 319 23.0 13.8 54.9
2017 307 23.0 13.3 57
2018 321 23.1 13.8 57
2019 327 24.0 13.6 56.6
2020 332 24.0 13.8 60.2
2021 323 24.0 13.4 52
2022 327 24.0 13.6 59
2023 302 24.0 12.5 57.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hickman County High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 425 26.0 16.3 n/a
1989 440 27.8 15.8 n/a
1990 428 28.1 15.2 n/a
1991 404 27.9 14.4 n/a
1992 416 28.2 14.7 n/a
1993 410 27.6 14.9 n/a
1994 392 26.1 15.0 n/a
1995 392 24.9 15.7 n/a
1996 392 24.9 15.7 n/a
1997 393 24.4 16.1 36.1
1998 381 25.4 15.0 41.1
1999 359 25.0 14.4 46.8
2000 354 26.9 13.2 50
2001 350 27.0 13.0 49.1
2002 349 18.5 18.9 77.9
2003 349 18.5 18.9 77.9
2004 356 18.8 18.9 n/a
2005 355 24.2 14.7 n/a
2006 355 25.4 14.0 48.5
2007 348 27.0 12.9 54.4
2008 332 23.5 14.1 48.3
2009 344 22.0 15.6 44.4
2010 326 19.8 16.4 50.3
2011 334 26.0 12.8 45.2
2012 335 26.0 12.8 56.4
2013 344 26.6 12.9 60.8
2014 367 24.1 15.1 62.4
2015 342 24.0 14.2 60.8
2016 319 23.0 13.8 54.9
2017 307 23.0 13.3 57
2018 321 23.1 13.8 57
2019 327 24.0 13.6 56.6
2020 332 24.0 13.8 60.2
2021 323 24.0 13.4 52
2022 327 24.0 13.6 59
2023 302 24.0 12.5 57.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Hickman County High School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018 $275 (2.1%) $98 (0.8%) $373 (2.9%) $10,017 (78.0%) $2,458 (19.1%) $12,475 (97.1%) $12,848
2019 $261 (2.0%) $82 (0.6%) $343 (2.6%) $10,317 (77.6%) $2,640 (19.8%) $12,957 (97.4%) $13,300
2020 $699 (5.3%) $93 (0.7%) $792 (6.0%) $10,145 (77.0%) $2,242 (17.0%) $12,387 (94.0%) $13,179
2021 $595 (3.8%) $572 (3.6%) $1,167 (7.4%) $10,689 (68.1%) $2,842 (18.1%) $13,531 (86.3%) $15,688
2022 $851 (5.5%) $1,663 (10.7%) $2,514 (16.1%) $10,726 (68.7%) $3,257 (20.9%) $13,983 (89.6%) $15,609

Data source: Kentucky Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hickman County High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 115th of 335 Middle schoolsRanks 83rd of 327 Middle schools
 8.9%
Ranks 81st of 285 High schoolsRanks 26th of 276 High schools
 19%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English (Hickman County High School)54.559
 4.5%
   11th Grade English (Hickman County)54.559
 4.5%
   11th Grade English (Kentucky)49.147
 2.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (Hickman County High School)34.150
 15.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Hickman County)34.150
 15.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Kentucky)36.433
 3.4%
11th Grade Reading (Hickman County High School)45.552
 6.5%
   11th Grade Reading (Hickman County)45.552
 6.5%
   11th Grade Reading (Kentucky)4644
 2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students327302
 7.6%
African American2922
 24.1%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian01
Hispanic1310
 23.1%
Pacific Islander00
White266247
 7.1%
Two or More Races1822
 22.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients56.6%57.3%
 0.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Hickman County High School

Students at Hickman County High School are 82% White, 7% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Hickman County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hickman County Elementary School

In the 2022-23 school year, 302 students attended Hickman County High School.

Hickman County High School ranks 32nd of 290 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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