High Schools in Fulton County

Summary:

Fulton County, Kentucky has only one high school, Fulton County High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school has 172 students and a student-teacher ratio of 11.8, slightly lower than the state average. While the school faces some challenges, it has been steadily improving its academic performance and statewide ranking.

Fulton County High School outperforms the state average in several core academic areas, including Mathematics, Reading, and Writing. However, the school struggles in Social Studies, where it lags behind the state average. The school's 4-year graduation rate is 93.5%, higher than the state average, but its dropout rate of 1.1% is slightly higher. The school also has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 25.0%, significantly higher than the state average.

Despite these challenges, Fulton County High School has been steadily improving its statewide ranking, moving from 105th out of 276 Kentucky high schools in 2022-2023 to 84th out of 254 in 2024-2025. The school also spends $17,474 per student, higher than the state average, which may indicate effective resource allocation to support student learning.

District Detail

2780 Moscow Ave
Hickman, KY 42050

(270) 236-3923

SchoolDigger Rank:
118^th of 157 Kentucky districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 611

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)	KSA Reading (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Fulton County High School	Public	9-12	2740 Moscow Ave	Hickman	42050	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 236-3904	174	16	11.2	64.4%	96 (55.2%)	57 (32.8%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.0%)	58.3	84^th of 254 public high schools	66.9%		61.2	97^th of 290 public high schools	66.6%	13	50.0	50.0	54.0	24.0	46.0	$17,474	$3,684	$215	$3,899	$8,946	$4,628	$13,575

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kentucky Technical System	0.08 mi	53
Hickman County	11.61 mi	2	66^th
Fulton Independent	15.34 mi	1
Carlisle County	22.11 mi	3	60^th
Graves County	23.55 mi	10	11^th

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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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