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
201	Pendleton County High School	Public	9-12	2359 Hwy 27 N	Falmouth	41040	Pendleton County	Pendleton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 654-3355	667	35	19	57.3%	638 (95.7%)	5 (0.7%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	$19,010	$712	$661	$1,373	$9,045	$3,023	$12,070	22.3	33.1	194	7		210474001161
202	HCS Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	521 Charlemagne Blvd	Elizabethtown	42701	Hardin County	Hardin County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(270) 234-5732	123	1	123	54.5%	85 (69.1%)	16 (13.0%)	9 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.8%)								22			(n/a)		210249002569
203	Union County High School	Public	9-12	4464 US Hwy 60W	Morganfield	42437	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	No	(270) 389-1454	642	39	16.6	52.2%	548 (85.4%)	31 (4.8%)	16 (2.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.2%)	$14,982	$629	$532	$1,161	$10,527	$3,293	$13,821	21.7	33.1	195	8		210564001338
204	Magoffin County High School	Public	9-12	1100 East Mountain Parkway	Salyersville	41465	Magoffin County	Magoffin County	No	No	No	No	(606) 349-2011	538	38	14.1	65.8%	525 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	$26,827	$1,471	$659	$2,129	$9,166	$2,292	$11,458	21.6	25.8	211	7		210375000960
205	Horse Creek Learning Center	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	239 Richmond Rd	Manchester	40962	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	Yes	No	(606) 598-1601	79	5	15.8	89.9%	77 (97.5%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)								21.3	22.3	223	18		210123001846
206	Fairview High School	Public	7-12	2123 Main St W	Ashland	41102	Boyd County	Fairview Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 324-9226	257	22	11.8	90.7%	236 (91.8%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	$23,109	$2,167	$1,406	$3,766	$12,067	$3,003	$14,704	20.7	64.1	89	117		210180000348
207	Carter G. Woodson Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	2000 Winchester Road	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	No	(859) 381-3933	316	25	12.7	60.4%	18 (5.7%)	238 (75.3%)	30 (9.5%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)								20.6	43.8	157	50		210186002323
208	Menifee County High School	Public	8-12	119 Indian Creek Road	Frenchburg	40322	Menifee County	Menifee County	No	No	No	No	(606) 768-8002	376	21	17.6	71.5%	361 (96.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$25,710	$1,575	$1,102	$2,677	$11,427	$4,414	$15,841	20.1	43.2	161	47		210408001040
209	Christian County Public Schools VLA	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	200 Glass Avenue	Hopkinsville	42240	Christian County	Christian County	No	No	Yes	No	(270) 887-7000	283	9	31.4	72.1%	162 (57.2%)	44 (15.5%)	34 (12.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (14.8%)								20.1	16.7	234	25		210115002524
210	Caverna High School	Public	9-12	2276 S Dixie St.	Horse Cave	42749	Hart County	Caverna Independent	No	No	No	No	(270) 773-2828	209	17	12.6	74.2%	135 (64.6%)	37 (17.7%)	16 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.1%)	$20,404	$1,757	$2,190	$3,948	$11,283	$4,655	$15,937	19.4	9	255	45		210111000214

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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.