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
181	Martin County High School	Public	9-12	137 Holly Bush Road	Inez	41224	Martin County	Martin County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 298-3591	519	30	17.3	67.4%	499 (96.1%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$16,687	$2,656	$1,238	$3,894	$9,226	$5,130	$14,357	33.7	33	196	15		210384000985
182	Harrison County High School	Public	9-12	320 Webster Ave	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	No	(859) 234-7117	881	45	19.3	46.8%	787 (89.3%)	4 (0.5%)	53 (6.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.7%)	$19,120	$187	$212	$399	$8,532	$3,234	$11,766	33.1	34.5	189	7		210258000555
183	Bryan Station High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	201 Eastin Rd	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(859) 381-3308	2,030	117	17.2	61.7%	491 (24.2%)	650 (32.0%)	759 (37.4%)	21 (1.0%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	104 (5.1%)	$20,437	$736	$1,013	$1,750	$13,444	$3,003	$16,447	33.1	38.5	181	2		210186000388
184	Frankfort High School	Public	9-12	328 Shelby St	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Frankfort Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 875-8655	331	23	14.2	42.0%	252 (76.1%)	33 (10.0%)	21 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.9%)	$17,825	$782	$266	$1,048	$12,412	$4,342	$16,777	32.1	43.9	156	28		210198000433
185	Augusta Independent School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	207 Bracken St	Augusta	41002	Bracken County	Augusta Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 756-2105	334	23	14.8	55.1%	307 (91.9%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	$16,374	$1,022	$675	$1,697	$10,931	$3,742	$14,677	31.8	39.8	177	8		210018001968
186	Butler County High School	Public	9-12	1852 S. Main Street	Morgantown	42261	Butler County	Butler County	No	No	No	No	(270) 526-2204	662	36	18.6	50.3%	559 (84.4%)	5 (0.8%)	86 (13.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$17,967	$961	$292	$1,252	$9,433	$3,929	$13,319	31.3	34.3	192	6		210081000160
187	Breathitt County High School	Public	7-12	2307 Bobcat Lane	Jackson	41339	Breathitt County	Breathitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 666-7511	669	42	15.7	69.5%	655 (97.9%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$17,087	$1,863	$1,745	$3,608	$9,491	$3,988	$13,479	31	24.6	212	25		210069000129
188	Trimble County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1029 Hwy 421N	Bedford	40006	Trimble County	Trimble County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 255-7781	541	30	18.2	51.2%	501 (92.6%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	$24,219	$334	$76	$410	$8,965	$3,848	$12,813	30.9	26.1	210	22		210561002475
189	Powell County High School	Public	9-12	700 W College Ave	Stanton	40380	Powell County	Powell County	No	No	No	No	(606) 663-3320	580	38	15.1	61.6%	559 (96.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$16,154	$529	$444	$1,820	$10,123	$4,045	$13,322	30.6	20.4	227	38		210489001220
190	Owen County High School	Public	9-12	2340 Hwy 22 E	Owenton	40359	Owen County	Owen County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 484-5509	531	30	17.7	55.9%	480 (90.4%)	5 (0.9%)	33 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$8,776	$516	$916	$1,431	$9,803	$4,467	$14,270	29.9	29.6	204	14		210456001128

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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.