Best High Schools in Kentucky

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the KSA test scores by the Kentucky Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, October 30, 2025.

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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
171	McLean County High School	Public	9-12	1859 Hwy 136 E	Calhoun	42327	McLean County	McLean County	No	No	No	No	(270) 273-5278	427	28	15.4	44.5%	381 (89.2%)	8 (1.9%)	25 (5.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$16,608	$789	$201	$990	$11,395	$2,757	$14,152	38.6	58	108	63		210402001026
172	Christian County High School	Public	9-12	220 Glass Ave	Hopkinsville	42240	Christian County	Christian County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 887-7050	1,153	68	16.9	65.1%	567 (49.2%)	397 (34.4%)	102 (8.8%)	4 (0.3%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	74 (6.4%)	$15,906	$956	$661	$1,617	$8,033	$2,391	$10,772	38.5	47.1	148	24		210115000220
173	McCreary Central High School	Public	9-12	400 Raider Way	Stearns	42647	McCreary County	McCreary County	No	No	No	No	(606) 376-5051	711	45	15.8	77.6%	678 (95.4%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	$16,167	$1,430	$790	$2,221	$8,619	$2,837	$9,509	38	37.5	183	10		210399001014
174	Tates Creek High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1111 Centre Pkwy	Lexington	40517	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	No	(859) 381-3620	1,723	98	17.5	56.8%	696 (40.4%)	506 (29.4%)	316 (18.3%)	63 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	140 (8.1%)	$33,178	$627	$987	$1,614	$13,600	$2,999	$16,599	37.2	36.2	187	13		210186000383
175	Perry County Central High School	Public	9-12	305 Park Ave	Hazard	41701	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 439-5888	819	47	17.4	66.7%	786 (96.0%)	4 (0.5%)	18 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	$21,005	$1,556	$1,520	$3,076	$11,237	$4,398	$15,635	37.1	42.9	162	13		210477000755
176	Estill County High School	Public	9-12	397 Engineer Rd	Irvine	40336	Estill County	Estill County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 723-3537	643	39	16.7	62.4%	621 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$6,705	$2,127	$45	$2,172	$3,018	$4,215	$7,233	36.5	57.7	110	66		210176000342
177	Jackson City School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	940 Highland Ave	Jackson	41339	Breathitt County	Jackson Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 666-5164	371	23	16.1	60.4%	364 (98.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,363	$5,020	$3,223	$8,243	$14,877	$2,250	$17,123	36.3	75.9	45	132		210291001719
178	Bellevue High School	Public, Virtual	6-12	201 Center St	Bellevue	41073	Campbell County	Bellevue Independent	No	No	Yes	Yes	(859) 261-2980	300	23	13	63.7%	225 (75.0%)	18 (6.0%)	19 (6.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.7%)	$18,657	$1,044	$1,036	$2,078	$13,362	$4,007	$18,498	35.2	19.6	229	51		210042000075
179	Buckhorn School	Public, Alternative	K-12	18392 KY Hwy 28	Buckhorn	41721	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 398-7176	320	22	14.3	80.9%	312 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$22,138	$2,615	$1,881	$4,496	$11,181	$3,997	$15,178	35.1	57.1	113	66		210477001166
180	Williamsburg City School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1000 Main Street	Williamsburg	40769	Whitley County	Williamsburg Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 549-6044	833	68	12.2	81.8%	796 (95.6%)	5 (0.6%)	12 (1.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.8%)	$55,391	$1,902	$1,991	$3,893	$16,932	$4,750	$22,127	34.5	65.7	86	94		210591001939

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About our rankings:

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.