Best High Schools in Kentucky

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 254)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
141	Eastern High	Public	9-12	12400 Old Shelbyville Rd	Middletown	40243	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8243	1,790	108	16.5	35.5%	904 (50.5%)	405 (22.6%)	223 (12.5%)	144 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	109 (6.1%)	$19,573	$446	$1,798	$2,244	$13,385	$3,943	$17,328	46.3	66.5	83	58		210299000625
142	Eminence High School	Public	6-12	254 West Broadway St	Eminence	40019	Henry County	Eminence Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 845-5427	551	41	13.3	41.2%	412 (74.8%)	24 (4.4%)	65 (11.8%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.8%)	$15,666	$436	$530	$967	$9,896	$2,839	$12,735	46.3	67.4	82	60		210171000332
143	Hopkinsville High School	Public	9-12	430 Koffman Dr	Hopkinsville	42240	Christian County	Christian County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 887-7110	961	54	17.7	63.1%	403 (41.9%)	320 (33.3%)	138 (14.4%)	6 (0.6%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	83 (8.6%)	$16,526	$1,128	$566	$1,694	$8,482	$2,465	$10,947	46.2	41.1	170	27		210115000223
144	Floyd Central High School	Public	9-12	651 Ky Rt 680W	Eastern	41622	Floyd County	Floyd County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 886-2354	534	32	16.6	74.7%	520 (97.4%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$13,171	$1,760	$905	$2,664	$7,950	$2,556	$10,506	45.7	57.1	112	32		210195002450
145	Dayton High School	Public	7-12	200 Greendevil Ln	Dayton	41074	Campbell County	Dayton Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-7486	358	28	12.7	85.8%	297 (83.0%)	13 (3.6%)	27 (7.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	$23,606	$2,038	$1,883	$3,918	$14,151	$4,875	$19,024	45.5	41.9	165	20		210153000316
146	Bracken County High School	Public	9-12	350 W Miami St	Brooksville	41004	Bracken County	Bracken County	No	No	No	No	(606) 735-3153	377	20	18.5	54.4%	358 (95.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$14,037	$347	$644	$991	$9,047	$3,999	$13,046	45.3	50	141	5		210066000125
147	Bourbon County High School	Public	9-12	3341 Lexington Road	Paris	40361	Bourbon County	Bourbon County	No	No	No	No	(859) 987-2185	764	46	16.6	57.9%	551 (72.1%)	22 (2.9%)	163 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.7%)	$17,404	$1,469	$430	$1,899	$9,437	$2,385	$11,823	44.9	39.5	178	31		210054000098
148	Anderson County High School	Public	9-12	1 Bearcat Dr	Lawrenceburg	40342	Anderson County	Anderson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 839-5118	1,157	65	17.8	44.2%	1,012 (87.5%)	24 (2.1%)	73 (6.3%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.4%)	$13,495	$299	$297	$596	$8,255	$2,324	$10,579	44.9	65.8	85	63		210012000016
149	Lincoln County High School	Public	9-12	60 Education Way	Stanford	40484	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 365-9111	886	58	15.2	66.9%	796 (89.8%)	22 (2.5%)	42 (4.7%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.3%)	$14,814	$1,995	$307	$2,302	$7,810	$3,095	$10,905	44.4	41.9	164	15		210348000918
150	Henry County High School	Public	9-12	1120 Eminence Rd	New Castle	40050	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 845-8670	608	38	16	49.2%	527 (86.7%)	9 (1.5%)	42 (6.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	$17,540	$784	$376	$1,161	$11,228	$3,452	$14,682	44.4	50.3	138	12		210276000590

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on KSA Mathematics, KSA Reading, KSA Science, KSA Writing, KSA Social Studies, KSA Editing and Mechanics test scores released by the Kentucky Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 30, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Kentucky Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Kentucky Department of Education.
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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.