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High Schools in Metcalfe County

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DistrictMetcalfe County137^th of 157 Kentucky districtsFull district overview →

Schools

454

Students

Top rankedMetcalfe County High School191^st of 254 Kentucky high schools

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Summary:

Metcalfe County, Kentucky is home to a single high school, Metcalfe County High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky high schools in recent years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger indicating below-average performance.

Metcalfe County High School faces several challenges, including low proficiency rates on state assessments and ACT exams that are significantly below state averages. However, the school has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 93.5% and a low dropout rate of 1.1%. The student population at Metcalfe County High School is predominantly from low-income households, with 69.1% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, and the school has a higher-than-average student-teacher ratio of 17.2.

Despite the school's low academic performance, it receives relatively high per-student funding of $20,450 for the 2023-2024 school year, which is above the state average. However, the school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.0% may be a contributing factor to its struggles, and addressing attendance issues could be an important area of focus for the Metcalfe County school district.

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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 (2025)	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
Metcalfe County High School	Public	9-12	208 Randolph St	Edmonton	42129	Metcalfe County	Metcalfe County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 432-2481	454	28	16.2	72.2%	423 (93.2%)	7 (1.5%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28.6	191^st of 254 public high schools	24.8%		26.1	209^th of 290 public high schools	27.9%	18	34.0	46.0	28.0	25.0	32.0	$20,450	$2,243	$1,359	$3,602	$9,674	$4,181	$13,855
Metcalfe County Academy	Public	5-12	709 West Stockton St.	Edmonton	42129	Metcalfe County	Metcalfe County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(270) 432-3171	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Barren County	11.04 mi	11	67^th
Glasgow Independent	14.11 mi	8	92^nd
Hart County	15.89 mi	6	100^th
Monroe County	15.96 mi	6	34^th
Kentucky Technical System	15.96 mi	50

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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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