Summary:
With only one high school located in Webster County, Webster County High School serves as the sole secondary education institution for the area. While the school boasts a higher-than-average graduation rate and lower dropout rate compared to the state, it faces some challenges in terms of academic performance and student demographics.
Webster County High School's four-year graduation rate for the 2024-2025 school year was 93.5%, which is higher than the state average. However, the school's test scores in various subjects, including Mathematics, Reading, Science, Writing, Social Studies, Editing and Mechanics, and ACT, were consistently lower than the state averages for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years. Additionally, the school had a 25.0% chronic absenteeism rate for the 2024-2025 school year, which is higher than the state average.
The data also suggests that the school may be serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, as 60.03% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the state average. Despite the higher-than-average spending per student of $13,171 for the 2023-2024 school year, the school's performance has declined, dropping from a statewide ranking of 174 out of 290 Kentucky high schools in 2023-2024 to 193 out of 254 in 2024-2025. Addressing attendance issues and targeting interventions to improve academic outcomes may be crucial for Webster County High School to better serve its student population.
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