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
11	Oldham County High School	Public	9-12	1150 N Highway 393	La Grange	40031	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	No	(502) 222-9461	1,547	72	21.4	26.1%	1,238 (80.0%)	36 (2.3%)	179 (11.6%)	25 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (4.4%)	$18,818	$221	$51	$272	$8,225	$2,119	$10,541	90	90.7	11			210453001125
12	Boyle County High School	Public	9-12	1637 Perryville Rd	Danville	40422	Boyle County	Boyle County	No	No	No	No	(859) 236-5047	869	51	17.1	45.2%	762 (87.7%)	27 (3.1%)	34 (3.9%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.4%)	$10,819	$219	$136	$355	$10,719	$2,870	$10,466	89.2	94.1	8	4		210063000120
13	Murray High School	Public	9-12	1800 Sycamore St	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Murray Independent	No	No	No	No	(270) 753-5202	607	36	17	44.5%	448 (73.8%)	47 (7.7%)	41 (6.8%)	24 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.7%)	$31,516	$923	$531	$1,454	$19,896	$4,214	$24,111	89.1	95.2	7	6		210438001086
14	McCracken County High School	Public	9-12	6530 New Us Hwy 60 W	Paducah	42001	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4300	1,882	103	18.3	45.9%	1,551 (82.4%)	97 (5.2%)	113 (6.0%)	40 (2.1%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	77 (4.1%)	$15,044	$516	$726	$1,242	$9,238	$2,613	$11,851	88.2	87.6	16	2		210396002332
15	Harlan High School	Public	5-12	420 E Central St	Harlan	40831	Harlan County	Harlan Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 573-8750	455	27	17	54.9%	402 (88.4%)	17 (3.7%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	$30,750	$3,013	$1,416	$4,429	$15,528	$4,071	$19,599	87.2	92.7	10	5		210252000552
16	Madison Southern High School	Public	9-12	279 Glades Rd	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(859) 625-6148	1,224	68	18	47.5%	1,102 (90.0%)	19 (1.6%)	46 (3.8%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.7%)	$18,395	$928	$136	$1,064	$9,495	$2,333	$11,828	86.8	85.6	19	3		210372001594
17	South Warren High School	Public	9-12	8140 Nashville Rd	Bowling Green	42104	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	No	(270) 467-7500	1,548	81	19	41.1%	1,108 (71.6%)	111 (7.2%)	84 (5.4%)	165 (10.7%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.5%)	72 (4.7%)	$16,521	$514	$530	$1,044	$7,985	$3,508	$11,493	86.4	87.6	15	2		210573002277
18	Woodford County High School	Public	9-12	180 Frankfort St	Versailles	40383	Woodford County	Woodford County	No	No	No	No	(859) 879-4630	1,223	73	16.7	41.9%	860 (70.3%)	71 (5.8%)	211 (17.3%)	19 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (5.0%)	$25,794	$343	$372	$715	$10,435	$3,161	$13,611	86.2	84	22	4		210600001404
19	Johnson Central High School	Public	9-12	257 North Mayo Trail	Paintsville	41240	Johnson County	Johnson County	No	No	No	No	(606) 789-2500	888	72	12.3	56.5%	859 (96.7%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.8%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.5%)	$41,924	$1,460	$1,175	$2,635	$11,422	$4,047	$15,469	86.2	77.1	39	20		210306000802
20	Pulaski County High School	Public	9-12	511 University Dr	Somerset	42503	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 679-1574	1,113	73	15.2	54.0%	993 (89.2%)	5 (0.4%)	74 (6.6%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.1%)	$14,073	$1,028	$505	$1,533	$9,939	$2,601	$12,541	85.3	76.1	44	24		210495001233

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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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Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.