Rockcastle County High School

Summary:

Rockcastle County High School is a public high school located in Mount Vernon, Kentucky, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 819 students. The school is part of the Rockcastle County School District, which is ranked 92 out of 159 districts in Kentucky and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rockcastle County High School has a strong 97.4% four-year graduation rate, which is significantly higher than the state average. However, the school's academic performance is mixed, with students performing better than the state average in some subject areas, such as 10th grade KSA Reading and 11th grade KSA Writing, but lagging behind in others, like 11th grade ACT Mathematics and 10th grade KSA Mathematics. The school performs well for its Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status student subgroups, but struggles with its Gifted and Talented subgroup. Interestingly, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past several years, from a high of 52nd out of 285 Kentucky high schools in 2018-2019 to 118th out of 290 in the 2023-2024 school year.

When compared to nearby schools, Lincoln County High School performs similarly to Rockcastle County High School, while Madison Southern High School and Berea Community High School outperform Rockcastle County High School in several key areas. Additionally, the smaller Rockcastle Academy for Academic Achievement, also within the Rockcastle County School District, performs significantly worse than Rockcastle County High School. The decrease in per-student spending at Rockcastle County High School, from $18,333 in 2017-2018 to $13,524 in 2018-2019, may be a contributing factor to the school's declining performance.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1545 Lake Cumberland Road
       Mount Vernon, KY  40456


(606) 256-4816

District: Rockcastle County

SchoolDigger Rank:
118th of 290 Kentucky High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,309 Help


Feeder schools for Rockcastle County High School:

Elementary:    Brodhead Elementary School
    Mt. Vernon Elementary
    Roundstone Elementary School
Middle:    Rockcastle County Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.7 Help
Number of students:  819

Racial breakdown:

White:
95.2%
Hispanic:
2.4%
Two or more races:
1.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  63.7% Help


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Compare Details Rockcastle County High School ranks better than 59.3% of high schools in Kentucky. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.03. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Rockcastle 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 Rockcastle County High School is $13,309.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rockcastle County High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Rockcastle County High School 118th of 290 Kentucky public high schools. (See Rockcastle County High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Rockcastle County:

SchoolDigger ranks Rockcastle County 92nd of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Rockcastle County High School

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Rank History for all students at Rockcastle County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 43.69 120th 217 44.7%
2008 40.79 136th 217 37.3%
2009 59.90 75th 217 65.4%
2010 55.72 85th 223 61.9%
2011 59.10 74th 226 67.3%
2012 49.28 107th 229 53.3%
2013 54.04 130th 291 55.3%
2014 53.00 145th 290 50.0%
2015 58.26 124th 295 58.0%
2016 57.61 121st 288 58.0%
2017 56.63 138th 287 51.9%
2018 53.46 114th 271 57.9%
2019 72.03 52nd 285 81.8%
2021 32.32 183rd 267 31.5%
2022 38.42 173rd 271 36.2%
2023 38.09 173rd 276 37.3%
2024 56.03 118th 290 59.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Rockcastle County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 74.53 35th 226 84.5%
2023 33.94 107th 162 34.0%
2024 44.55 68th 168 59.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rockcastle County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.92 105th 232 54.7%
2019 83.10 22nd 254 91.3%
2021 29.10 188th 234 19.7%
2022 43.39 150th 266 43.6%
2023 40.52 168th 272 38.2%
2024 60.83 83rd 274 69.7%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Rockcastle County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 85.28 4th 33 87.9%
2021 62.83 7th 26 73.1%
2022 52.17 12th 32 62.5%
2024 61.60 12th 30 60.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Rockcastle County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.99 119th 234 49.1%
2019 64.66 78th 249 68.7%
2021 39.90 136th 236 42.4%
2022 45.59 141st 252 44.0%
2023 41.89 153rd 253 39.5%
2024 46.09 134th 261 48.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Rockcastle County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.21 82nd 166 50.6%
2019 69.73 32nd 166 80.7%
2021 61.02 43rd 154 72.1%
2022 26.75 126th 153 17.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Rockcastle County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.63 103rd 115 10.4%
2019 77.57 8th 102 92.2%
2022 5.86 37th 38 2.6%
2023 8.54 22nd 23 4.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Rockcastle County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.04 104th 237 56.1%
2019 75.62 39th 251 84.5%
2021 23.41 196th 238 17.6%
2022 31.86 179th 257 30.4%
2023 26.70 190th 259 26.6%
2024 58.20 95th 262 63.7%
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Rank History for White students at Rockcastle County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.75 93rd 198 53.0%
2019 67.44 53rd 219 75.8%
2021 21.05 164th 203 19.2%
2022 31.29 180th 260 30.8%
2023 29.30 188th 264 28.8%
2024 46.20 139th 273 49.1%
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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.

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Data source: Kentucky Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Rockcastle 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 949 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 949
1989 925 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 925
1990 841 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 841
1991 812 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 812
1992 825 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 825
1993 810 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 812
1994 840 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 840
1995 839 1 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 843
1996 839 1 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 843
1997 831 1 1 0 2 n/a n/a 0 835
1998 840 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a 2 844
1999 820 0 2 0 1 n/a n/a 2 825
2000 829 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a 2 833
2001 816 0 1 1 1 n/a n/a 1 820
2002 809 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 811
2003 809 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 811
2004 838 1 0 1 2 n/a n/a 0 842
2005 893 2 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 897
2006 908 1 0 1 2 n/a n/a 0 912
2007 906 0 0 2 1 n/a n/a 4 913
2008 908 0 0 3 1 n/a n/a 5 917
2009 860 2 0 2 1 n/a n/a 5 870
2010 854 3 0 6 1 n/a n/a 5 869
2011 821 3 2 8 1 0 0 0 835
2012 813 2 5 9 1 0 0 0 830
2013 816 2 5 8 1 0 0 0 832
2014 783 2 4 8 1 0 1 0 799
2015 827 3 3 8 0 0 2 0 843
2016 817 2 2 4 1 0 2 0 828
2017 871 4 4 5 0 0 3 0 887
2018 838 7 4 6 3 1 3 0 862
2019 819 7 2 5 2 0 4 0 839
2020 785 6 2 6 0 0 8 0 807
2021 779 4 2 9 0 0 10 0 804
2022 794 5 1 17 0 0 9 0 826
2023 780 4 1 20 0 0 14 0 819

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

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

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 949 44.8 21.1 n/a
1989 925 47.3 19.5 n/a
1990 841 47.3 17.7 n/a
1991 812 48.7 16.6 n/a
1992 825 48.7 16.9 n/a
1993 812 51.1 15.9 n/a
1994 840 51.2 16.4 n/a
1995 843 49.9 16.9 n/a
1996 843 49.9 16.9 n/a
1997 835 49.6 16.8 31.3
1998 844 54.3 15.5 36.2
1999 825 51.9 15.9 54.2
2000 833 51.9 16.1 46.7
2001 820 54.6 15.0 64.6
2002 811 52.0 15.6 76.7
2003 811 52.0 15.6 76.7
2004 842 52.0 16.2 n/a
2005 897 54.8 16.4 n/a
2006 912 56.8 16.1 52.1
2007 913 55.0 16.6 57.2
2008 917 57.0 16.1 59
2009 870 55.5 15.7 57.9
2010 869 46.0 18.8 60.9
2011 835 54.0 15.4 61.9
2012 830 53.0 15.6 62.3
2013 832 53.0 15.6 62.7
2014 799 49.0 16.3 60.8
2015 843 49.0 17.2 65.1
2016 828 52.0 15.9 63.2
2017 887 52.0 17.0 64.4
2018 862 50.0 17.2 63.8
2019 839 49.0 17.1 60.4
2020 807 47.0 17.1 63.4
2021 804 47.0 17.1 58.2
2022 826 46.7 17.6 58.8
2023 819 49.0 16.7 63.7

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 Rockcastle County High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 949 44.8 21.1 n/a
1989 925 47.3 19.5 n/a
1990 841 47.3 17.7 n/a
1991 812 48.7 16.6 n/a
1992 825 48.7 16.9 n/a
1993 812 51.1 15.9 n/a
1994 840 51.2 16.4 n/a
1995 843 49.9 16.9 n/a
1996 843 49.9 16.9 n/a
1997 835 49.6 16.8 31.3
1998 844 54.3 15.5 36.2
1999 825 51.9 15.9 54.2
2000 833 51.9 16.1 46.7
2001 820 54.6 15.0 64.6
2002 811 52.0 15.6 76.7
2003 811 52.0 15.6 76.7
2004 842 52.0 16.2 n/a
2005 897 54.8 16.4 n/a
2006 912 56.8 16.1 52.1
2007 913 55.0 16.6 57.2
2008 917 57.0 16.1 59
2009 870 55.5 15.7 57.9
2010 869 46.0 18.8 60.9
2011 835 54.0 15.4 61.9
2012 830 53.0 15.6 62.3
2013 832 53.0 15.6 62.7
2014 799 49.0 16.3 60.8
2015 843 49.0 17.2 65.1
2016 828 52.0 15.9 63.2
2017 887 52.0 17.0 64.4
2018 862 50.0 17.2 63.8
2019 839 49.0 17.1 60.4
2020 807 47.0 17.1 63.4
2021 804 47.0 17.1 58.2
2022 826 46.7 17.6 58.8
2023 819 49.0 16.7 63.7

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 Rockcastle 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 $388 (2.1%) $269 (1.5%) $657 (3.6%) $7,997 (43.6%) $9,679 (52.8%) $17,676 (96.4%) $18,333
2019 $926 (6.8%) $268 (2.0%) $1,194 (8.8%) $9,880 (73.1%) $1,262 (9.3%) $1,092 (8.1%) $13,524
2020 $356 (3.6%) $146 (1.5%) $2,435 (24.4%) $10,613 (106.3%) $2,108 (21.1%) $11,955 (119.7%) $9,985
2021 $1,327 (3.7%) $1,095 (3.0%) $2,668 (7.4%) $19,555 (54.0%) $2,403 (6.6%) $19,593 (54.1%) $36,207
2022 $707 (5.3%) $777 (5.8%) $1,484 (11.2%) $10,665 (80.1%) $3,469 (26.1%) $14,133 (106.2%) $13,309

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Rockcastle County High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 52nd of 285 High schoolsRanks 173rd of 276 High schools
 44.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English (Rockcastle County High School)57.739
 18.7%
   11th Grade English (Rockcastle County)56.937
 19.9%
   11th Grade English (Kentucky)49.147
 2.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (Rockcastle County High School)40.925
 15.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Rockcastle County)4024
 16%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Kentucky)36.433
 3.4%
11th Grade Reading (Rockcastle County High School)50.532
 18.5%
   11th Grade Reading (Rockcastle County)49.331
 18.3%
   11th Grade Reading (Kentucky)4644
 2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students839819
 2.4%
African American74
 42.9%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian21
 50%
Hispanic520
 300%
Pacific Islander00
White819780
 4.8%
Two or More Races414
 250%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients60.4%63.7%
 3.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Rockcastle County High School

Rockcastle County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brodhead Elementary School
Elementary : Mt. Vernon Elementary
Elementary : Roundstone Elementary School
Middle : Rockcastle County Middle School

Students at Rockcastle County High School are 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 819 students attended Rockcastle County High School.

Rockcastle County High School ranks 118th of 290 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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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.

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