High Schools in Carroll County

Carroll County, Kentucky has only one high school, Carroll County High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has consistently underperformed compared to other high schools across the state, ranking in the bottom half of Kentucky schools for the past few years.

Carroll County High School has a performance rating of just 1 out of 5 stars on the SchoolDigger scale. While the school's four-year graduation rate of 93.5% is slightly above the state average, its dropout rate of 1.1% is lower than the state average. However, the school faces significant challenges, including a chronic absenteeism rate of 25.0%, which is much higher than the state average.

Academically, Carroll County High School struggles, with test scores in various subjects consistently lower than state averages. The school's per-student spending of $16,198 is higher than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio of 20:1 is slightly higher than the state average, suggesting that resource allocation and utilization may not be optimized to support student learning and achievement. The school also serves a predominantly low-income population, with 59.45% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which may be a contributing factor to the school's overall academic performance.