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
1	duPont Manual High	Public, Magnet	9-12	120 W Lee St	Louisville	40208	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8241	1,899	113	16.8	23.4%	924 (48.7%)	360 (19.0%)	128 (6.7%)	376 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	105 (5.5%)	$17,738	$542	$1,681	$2,223	$11,846	$3,669	$15,515	99.5	96.7	3	2		210299000734
2	North Oldham High School	Public	9-12	1815 S Hwy 1793	Goshen	40026	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	No	(502) 228-0158	948	45	21.2	11.9%	796 (84.0%)	16 (1.7%)	49 (5.2%)	47 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (4.0%)	$18,791	$179	$51	$230	$9,572	$2,559	$12,328	97.7	98.3	1	1		210453001953
3	Highlands High School	Public	9-12	2400 Memorial Pkwy	Fort Thomas	41075	Campbell County	Fort Thomas Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 781-5900	1,019	58	17.4	7.7%	900 (88.3%)	14 (1.4%)	38 (3.7%)	16 (1.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.7%)	$14,369	$229	$199	$427	$10,017	$3,869	$13,886	96.8	96.6	4	1		210204000428
4	Pikeville High School	Public	7-12	120 Championship Drive	Pikeville	41501	Pike County	Pikeville Independent	No	No	No	No	(606) 432-0185	518	39	13.4	30.5%	463 (89.4%)	7 (1.4%)	16 (3.1%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	$28,481	$2,665	$1,707	$4,372	$20,626	$3,483	$24,109	95.3	96.3	5	1		210483001214
5	Corbin High School	Public	9-12	1901 Snyder Street	Corbin	40701	Whitley County	Corbin Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 528-3902	820	48	17	51.2%	761 (92.8%)	5 (0.6%)	31 (3.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.2%)	$21,696	$803	$488	$1,291	$10,596	$3,165	$13,761	94.3	93.8	9	4		210132000266
6	Leslie County High School	Public	9-12	25 Eagle Lane	Hyden	41749	Leslie County	Leslie County	No	No	No	No	(606) 672-2337	455	30	15.2	68.1%	451 (99.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,527	$1,216	$752	$1,963	$10,249	$4,224	$14,949	94.3	77.5	38	32		210333000885
7	South Oldham High School	Public	9-12	5901 Veteran's Memorial Pky	Crestwood	40014	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	No	(502) 241-6681	1,304	59	22.1	21.3%	1,085 (83.2%)	35 (2.7%)	106 (8.1%)	17 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (4.6%)	$20,432	$232	$51	$283	$9,218	$2,359	$11,775	92.4	89.7	12	5		210453001620
8	Atherton High	Public, Magnet	9-12	3000 Dundee Road	Louisville	40205	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8202	1,466	81	18.1	41.1%	922 (62.9%)	271 (18.5%)	117 (8.0%)	55 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	97 (6.6%)	$18,748	$423	$1,801	$2,224	$12,805	$3,719	$16,524	91.7	87	17	9		210299000632
9	Beechwood High School	Public	7-12	54 Beechwood Rd	Fort Mitchell	41017	Kenton County	Beechwood Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 331-1220	762	40	18.9	6.0%	645 (84.6%)	12 (1.6%)	65 (8.5%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.8%)	$22,828	$433	$118	$551	$8,584	$2,840	$11,422	91.4	95.4	6	3		210036000060
10	J. Graham Brown School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	546 South First Street	Louisville	40202	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8216	800	46	17.2	29.3%	458 (57.3%)	189 (23.6%)	47 (5.9%)	34 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (8.8%)	$21,255	$446	$1,590	$2,036	$15,285	$3,935	$19,220	91.3	98.2	2	8		210299002027

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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.