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
81	Paul G. Blazer High School	Public	9-12	1500 Blazer Blvd	Ashland	41102	Boyd County	Ashland Independent	No	No	No	No	(606) 327-6040	821	61	13.4	54.1%	669 (81.5%)	33 (4.0%)	38 (4.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (9.6%)	$17,894	$576	$1,401	$1,977	$11,313	$4,604	$15,917	59	59.2	102	21		210015000022
82	Crittenden County High School	Public	9-12	519 1/2 W. Gum St	Marion	42064	Crittenden County	Crittenden County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 965-2248	381	23	16.5	54.3%	359 (94.2%)	5 (1.3%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$19,176	$1,177	$1,533	$2,711	$10,281	$3,039	$13,320	58.6	47.5	147	65		210138000279
83	Green County High School	Public	9-12	302 Brummal Ave	Greensburg	42743	Green County	Green County	No	No	No	No	(270) 932-6610	490	32	15.3	58.4%	450 (91.8%)	7 (1.4%)	21 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$15,966	$676	$877	$1,553	$11,268	$3,144	$14,413	58.5	80.1	28	55		210234000490
84	Fulton County High School	Public	9-12	2740 Moscow Ave	Hickman	42050	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 236-3904	174	16	11.2	64.4%	96 (55.2%)	57 (32.8%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.0%)	$17,474	$3,684	$215	$3,899	$8,946	$4,628	$13,575	58.3	61.2	97	13		210210000445
85	Lyon County High School	Public	9-12	209 Fairview Ave	Eddyville	42038	Lyon County	Lyon County	No	No	No	No	(270) 388-9715	292	18	16.3	45.5%	250 (85.6%)	5 (1.7%)	13 (4.5%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (5.8%)	$14,559	$377	$505	$882	$9,532	$4,145	$13,678	58.2	67.5	81	4		210369000943
86	North Laurel High School	Public	9-12	1300 East Hal Rogers Parkway	London	40741	Laurel County	Laurel County	No	No	No	No	(606) 862-4699	1,252	62	20.1	58.3%	1,170 (93.5%)	12 (1.0%)	35 (2.8%)	13 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	15 (1.2%)	$25,314	$1,315	$1,086	$2,401	$15,977	$3,764	$19,818	58	78	36	50		210321000215
87	Shelby Valley High School	Public	9-12	125 Douglas Park	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	No	(606) 639-0033	503	33	15.2	63.0%	488 (97.0%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$16,191	$1,547	$901	$2,448	$9,311	$4,168	$13,479	58	81.4	26	61		210480001686
88	Grayson County High School	Public	9-12	340 Schoolhouse Rd	Leitchfield	42754	Grayson County	Grayson County	No	No	No	No	(270) 259-4078	1,180	71	16.6	54.7%	1,120 (94.9%)	6 (0.5%)	32 (2.7%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.3%)	$15,298	$1,050	$253	$1,303	$7,871	$2,515	$10,386	57.8	55.5	121	33		210230000486
89	Franklin County High School	Public	9-12	1100 E Main St	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(502) 695-6750	990	54	18.2	51.7%	631 (63.7%)	136 (13.7%)	125 (12.6%)	14 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (8.3%)	$15,456	$658	$799	$1,457	$11,103	$2,896	$13,999	57.3	49.3	143	54		210201000440
90	Breckinridge County High School	Public	9-12	2019 E. Highway 60	Harned	40144	Breckinridge County	Breckinridge County	No	No	No	No	(270) 756-3080	875	46	19	53.9%	796 (91.0%)	17 (1.9%)	18 (2.1%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.1%)	$12,428	$630	$348	$977	$8,671	$2,780	$11,451	57.2	54.6	126	36		210072000137

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.