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
51	Paintsville High School	Public	7-12	225 2nd St	Paintsville	41240	Johnson County	Paintsville Independent	No	No	No	No	(606) 789-2656	318	26	12.2	47.2%	302 (95.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,443	$1,120	$598	$1,713	$12,323	$2,075	$14,418	70.6	78.3	35	16		210468001156
52	Hart County High School	Public	9-12	1014 S Dixie Hwy	Munfordville	42765	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	No	(270) 524-2332	645	46	13.9	55.5%	582 (90.2%)	19 (2.9%)	29 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)	$16,704	$799	$772	$1,571	$11,391	$3,742	$15,133	70.3	53.8	129	77		210264000564
53	Larry A. Ryle High School	Public	9-12	10379 Us 42	Union	41091	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 384-5300	2,077	112	18.6	34.3%	1,502 (72.3%)	116 (5.6%)	303 (14.6%)	73 (3.5%)	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	75 (3.6%)	$10,919	$405	$440	$845	$8,418	$1,657	$10,075	69.6	84.6	21	32		210051000011
54	Cloverport Independent School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	301 Poplar Street	Cloverport	40111	Breckinridge County	Cloverport Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 788-3388	273	18	14.9	66.3%	257 (94.1%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.8%)	$10,724	$1,642	$733	$2,375	$6,881	$1,468	$8,349	68.4	36.6	186	132		210129002502
55	Letcher County Central High School	Public	9-12	435 Cougar Dr	Whitesburg	41858	Letcher County	Letcher County	No	No	No	No	(606) 633-2339	692	45	15.2	62.3%	671 (97.0%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	$23,076	$1,387	$3,194	$4,582	$11,112	$4,764	$15,875	68.4	69.2	72	17		210336001998
56	Spencer County High School	Public	9-12	520 Taylorsville Rd	Taylorsville	40071	Spencer County	Spencer County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 477-3255	986	53	18.7	37.7%	877 (88.9%)	17 (1.7%)	52 (5.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.3%)	$12,133	$674	$226	$870	$8,468	$2,794	$11,263	67.2	68.2	77	21		210549001315
57	Madisonville North Hopkins High School	Public	9-12	4515 Hanson Rd	Madisonville	42431	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6017	1,023	62	16.3	43.4%	765 (74.8%)	126 (12.3%)	40 (3.9%)	12 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	76 (7.4%)	$15,158	$487	$215	$701	$9,968	$2,193	$12,161	66.8	73.4	59	2		210286000602
58	Scott County High School	Public	9-12	1080 Cardinal Dr	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(502) 863-4131	1,392	70	19.8	49.7%	1,035 (74.4%)	113 (8.1%)	150 (10.8%)	14 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	76 (5.5%)	$20,543	$298	$307	$605	$8,696	$2,142	$11,443	66.7	60.6	98	40		210526001283
59	West Jessamine High School	Public	9-12	2101 Wilmore Rd	Nicholasville	40356	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	No	(859) 887-2421	1,272	71	17.9	45.3%	1,021 (80.3%)	69 (5.4%)	116 (9.1%)	15 (1.2%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (3.4%)	$20,526	$572	$397	$969	$16,887	$3,380	$20,220	66.6	69.3	71	12		210303001640
60	Taylor County High School	Public	9-12	2705 Hodgenville Road	Campbellsville	42718	Taylor County	Taylor County	No	No	No	No	(270) 465-4431	819	44	18.8	52.0%	726 (88.6%)	21 (2.6%)	35 (4.3%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.2%)	$20,103	$1,292	$103	$1,396	$10,088	$3,507	$13,595	66.4	74.7	53	7		210552001318

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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.