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
71	Scott High School	Public	9-12	5400 Pride Parkway	Taylor Mill	41015	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 356-3146	1,017	50	20.3	42.3%	839 (82.5%)	40 (3.9%)	59 (5.8%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (6.7%)	$16,040	$351	$356	$9,369	$1,991	$707	$11,360	62.4	56.7	116	45		210309000823
72	Bowling Green High School	Public	9-12	1801 Rockingham Lane	Bowling Green	42104	Warren County	Bowling Green Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 746-2300	1,377	77	17.7	50.8%	578 (42.0%)	310 (22.5%)	315 (22.9%)	69 (5.0%)	3 (0.2%)	19 (1.4%)	83 (6.0%)	$20,258	$655	$1,742	$2,397	$10,126	$3,305	$13,431	62	58.4	104	32		210057000105
73	Berea Community High School	Public	9-12	1 Pirate Pkwy	Berea	40403	Madison County	Berea Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 986-4911	309	22	13.9	51.5%	254 (82.2%)	4 (1.3%)	24 (7.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.8%)	$18,810	$1,546	$793	$2,339	$11,985	$4,486	$16,471	61.8	67.5	80	7		210048000078
74	Great Crossing High School	Public	9-12	120 Betsy Way	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(502) 867-6662	1,677	81	20.7	38.6%	1,225 (73.0%)	90 (5.4%)	254 (15.1%)	17 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (5.4%)	$19,886	$343	$331	$675	$7,940	$2,170	$10,785	61.5	70.3	67	7		210526002482
75	Burgin Independent School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	440 E Main St	Burgin	40310	Mercer County	Burgin Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 748-5282	525	35	14.8	47.6%	479 (91.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.3%)	$15,613	$810	$307	$1,117	$10,716	$2,473	$13,190	61	75.7	46	29		210078002407
76	Jackson County High School	Public	9-12	560 Educational Mt. Drive	Mc Kee	40447	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 287-7155	536	36	15	65.9%	522 (97.4%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$16,965	$1,199	$1,059	$2,258	$9,135	$3,471	$12,623	60.2	74.8	52	24		210294000615
77	Conner High School	Public	9-12	3310 Cougar Path	Hebron	41048	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 334-4400	1,400	75	18.7	33.6%	1,149 (82.1%)	74 (5.3%)	88 (6.3%)	31 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	53 (3.8%)	$11,417	$423	$460	$883	$8,846	$1,688	$10,534	59.8	72.9	62	15		210051000084
78	Rockcastle County High School	Public	9-12	1545 Lake Cumberland Road	Mount Vernon	40456	Rockcastle County	Rockcastle County	No	No	No	No	(606) 256-4816	796	47	16.7	61.4%	747 (93.8%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.6%)	$13,345	$1,348	$914	$2,262	$8,544	$2,539	$11,083	59.6	56	118	40		210507001252
79	Central Hardin High School	Public	9-12	3040 Leitchfield Rd	Cecilia	42724	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 737-6800	1,831	95	19.3	38.9%	1,498 (81.8%)	59 (3.2%)	136 (7.4%)	22 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	110 (6.0%)	$25,151	$944	$1,014	$1,958	$18,739	$4,453	$23,192	59.4	65.7	87	8		210249000528
80	Pike County Central High School	Public	9-12	100 Winners Circle Drive	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	No	(606) 432-4352	561	34	16.5	52.4%	539 (96.1%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	$15,910	$1,624	$1,012	$2,636	$8,941	$4,076	$13,017	59.4	54.7	125	45		210480000505

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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.
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.