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
131	West Carter County High School	Public	9-12	365 West Carter Dr	Olive Hill	41164	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 286-2481	506	28	17.8	62.1%	491 (97.0%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$18,049	$912	$2,652	$3,564	$9,652	$2,941	$12,593	48.9	55	123	8		210102000202
132	East Carter County High School	Public	9-12	405 Hitchins Rd	Grayson	41143	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 474-5714	678	36	18.6	55.9%	637 (94.0%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.4%)	$16,737	$752	$2,625	$3,377	$9,064	$2,438	$11,502	48.8	56.5	117	15		210102000194
133	Boone County High School	Public	9-12	7056 Burlington Pk	Florence	41042	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 282-5655	1,252	86	14.5	52.6%	661 (52.8%)	147 (11.7%)	330 (26.4%)	27 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (1.8%)	64 (5.1%)	$12,728	$595	$638	$1,233	$9,632	$1,862	$11,494	48.8	52.7	130	3		210051000081
134	Marion County High School	Public	9-12	735 East Main Street	Lebanon	40033	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	No	(270) 692-6066	879	47	18.8	53.9%	685 (77.9%)	54 (6.1%)	93 (10.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	39 (4.4%)	$23,093	$723	$896	$1,619	$10,549	$4,302	$15,017	48.5	56.8	114	20		210378000970
135	Martha Layne Collins High School	Public	9-12	801 Discovery Blvd	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(502) 647-1160	1,157	63	18.3	38.8%	633 (54.7%)	87 (7.5%)	353 (30.5%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (6.4%)	$12,544	$285	$263	$548	$9,270	$2,726	$11,996	48	36	188	53		210532002253
136	Edmonson County High School	Public	9-12	220 Wildcat Way	Brownsville	42210	Edmonson County	Edmonson County	No	No	No	No	(270) 597-2151	546	35	15.5	57.7%	508 (93.0%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.4%)	$16,277	$663	$175	$837	$10,090	$2,351	$12,655	47.4	55.7	120	16		210162001442
137	Lynn Camp Middle High School	Public	6-12	100 N Ky 830	Corbin	40701	Knox County	Knox County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(606) 645-2851	447	38	11.8	81.4%	431 (96.4%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$19,336	$4,040	$964	$5,004	$10,460	$3,871	$14,331	46.9	55.9	119	18		210315002544
138	Casey County High School	Public	9-12	1841 E Ky 70	Liberty	42539	Casey County	Casey County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 787-6151	630	41	15.2	65.2%	543 (86.2%)	7 (1.1%)	56 (8.9%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	$21,695	$1,534	$1,358	$2,824	$9,985	$5,364	$14,658	46.7	74.6	55	83		210105000204
139	Lewis County High School	Public	9-12	79 Lions Lane	Vanceburg	41179	Lewis County	Lewis County	No	No	No	No	(606) 796-2823	568	29	19.8	69.5%	538 (94.7%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	$14,488	$678	$784	$1,462	$9,549	$3,477	$13,026	46.4	58.3	105	34		210339000910
140	East Ridge High School	Public	9-12	19471 Lick Mountain Rd	Lick Creek	41540	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	No	(606) 835-2811	360	26	13.8	76.1%	351 (97.5%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$16,433	$1,788	$913	$2,701	$9,892	$3,548	$13,440	46.3	41.6	167	27		210480001948

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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.