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Adair County High School

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Adair County High School ranks 125 th of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

125^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 51% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Adair County High School is a public high school located in Columbia, Kentucky, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 796 students. The school is part of the Adair County School District, which is ranked 91 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Adair County High School has shown mixed academic performance compared to the state averages. While the school outperforms the state in some subject areas like 10th grade reading and 11th grade writing, it underperforms in others like 11th grade ACT English, math, and reading. The school's proficiency rates in science and social studies also lag behind the state averages. Additionally, the school has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate, which has been consistently high, ranging from 24.4% to 34.9% in recent years, significantly above the state average.

Interestingly, Adair County High School's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the nearby schools in the Adair County and surrounding districts. For example, Campbellsville High School, which is about 16 miles away, outperforms Adair County High School in several academic areas. The school's socioeconomic factors, such as a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, may contribute to some of the academic challenges the school faces. However, the school's resource allocation and staffing levels appear to be comparable to or slightly higher than the nearby schools, suggesting that further investigation into the root causes and targeted interventions could help the school improve its overall outcomes.

805

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,160

Per pupil spending ?

67%

Free/discounted lunch ?

526 Indian Dr
Columbia, KY 42728

(270) 384-2751

District: Adair County

Feeder schools for Adair County High School:

Elementary:	Adair County Elementary School
	Adair County Primary Center
Middle:	Adair County Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.6%

Hispanic:

6.8%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 28th percentile in 2021 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Kentucky average (94%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 51st (2025) from a 28th-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the Kentucky median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 25% Kentucky)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg38%

Kentucky avg39%

125^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

91^st of 157Adair County among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	125 of 254	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	152 of 290	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	147 of 276	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	179 of 271	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	191 of 267	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.3	121 of 285	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	132 of 271	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.4	143 of 287	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.2	181 of 288	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	64.1	95 of 295	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.2	141 of 290	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.3	149 of 291	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.7	159 of 229	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.3	121 of 226	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.1	163 of 223	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	67.9	51 of 217	76.5%	★★★★☆
2008	63.9	52 of 217	76.0%	★★★★☆
2007	66.9	56 of 217	74.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	25.0	130 of 153	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	136 of 154	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.3	98 of 166	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	121 of 239	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	145 of 261	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	146 of 253	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	175 of 252	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	143 of 236	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	133 of 249	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	157 of 234	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	56.0	53 of 102	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	92 of 115	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	76 of 115	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	53 of 124	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	41 of 116	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.8	76 of 114	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	75 of 242	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	141 of 274	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	151 of 272	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	163 of 266	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	75.3	27 of 234	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	56.3	107 of 254	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	128 of 232	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	142 of 239	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	159 of 262	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	138 of 259	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	183 of 257	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	206 of 238	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.3	133 of 251	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.7	98 of 237	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	2 of 89	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	4.0	87 of 87	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	34.4	110 of 168	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.6	155 of 162	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	135 of 226	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	141 of 251	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	167 of 273	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	166 of 264	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	191 of 260	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	162 of 203	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	132 of 219	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	121 of 198	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile+47 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2019)48th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2024)35th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading58%+11 vs state

Mathematics48%+7 vs state

Writing44%~ state avg

Social Studies36%~ state avg

Editing and Mechanics33%-8 vs state

Science17%-5 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, May 20, 2025

We moved to Adair Co. when I retired from the military hoping to give our kids better opportunities but are so disappointed. Adair Co school system could care less about academics and only focus on sports and band, the teachers mostly come out of Lindsey Wilson which is one of the worst ranked colleges in the country and several of our daughters teachers actually come to her to answer questions for them, right papers, or ask her to spell things for them! I would recommend Glascow High which is close and has a great academic program. Our daughter brought that school more academic state and district titles than anyone in that’s schools history, her and one other student scored the highest ACT scores ever, got her pilots license, was accepted into Vanderbilt university, and so much more yet only a few teachers that are great in that school recognized these students like my daughter for all their hard work, achievements, and tried to help them. They don’t even offer classes she needed so she had to take college classes on her own that we had to pay for because Adair co doesn’t care about academics and these are just facts, that’s why they rank so low. They care about sports and band and just push these kids into Lyndsey Wilson which is right down the road and push them into teaching, nursing, or agriculture, which is fine but what about the students who want more? They don’t care about those students like my daughter and prove it everyday. There are a few good teachers that try to help but not many and the principle, superintendent, and leadership is horrible. I could go on but hope any parents who read this look into other schools close by if you have a child that excels or is interested in academics and excelling and having better opportunities because they will not get them at Adair Co. High. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)	KSA Reading (2025)	KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Adair County High School	Public	9-12	526 Indian Dr	Columbia	42728	Adair County	Adair County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 384-2751	805	55	14.7	67.0%	689 (85.6%)	17 (2.1%)	55 (6.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.8%)	49.7	125^th of 254 public high schools	50.8%		45.1	152^nd of 290 public high schools	47.6%	27	48.0	58.0	17.0	44.0	36.0	33.0	$13,160	$450	$184	$688	$9,827	$2,136	$12,187
Adair Learning Academy	Public	5-12	401 Appleby Dr	Columbia	42728	Adair County	Adair County	No	No	No	No	(270) 384-0811	67	8	8.3	4.5%	24 (35.8%)	35 (52.2%)	3 (4.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.0%)								(n/a)
Green County High School	Public	9-12	302 Brummal Ave	Greensburg	42743	Green County	Green County	No	No	No	No	(270) 932-6610	490	32	15.3	58.4%	450 (91.8%)	7 (1.4%)	21 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	58.5	83^rd of 254 public high schools	67.3%		80.1	28^th of 290 public high schools	90.3%	55	58.0	53.0	17.0	57.0	30.0	43.0	$15,966	$676	$877	$1,553	$11,268	$3,144	$14,413
Green County ATC	Public	8-12	102 Carlisle Avenue	Greensburg	42743	Green County	Green County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(270) 932-6605	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lake Cumberland Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	2330 Highway 127 South	Russell Springs	42642	Russell County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(270) 866-6175	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Russell County High School	Public	9-12	2166 S Hwy 127	Russell Springs	42642	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 866-3341	859	54	15.9	64.4%	703 (81.8%)	4 (0.5%)	127 (14.8%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	11 (1.3%)	54.7	108^th of 254 public high schools	57.5%		68	78^th of 290 public high schools	73.1%	30	46.0	44.0	21.0	51.0	40.0	42.0	$13,957	$724	$730	$1,454	$9,545	$2,958	$12,503
Campbellsville High School	Public	9-12	230 W Main St	Campbellsville	42718	Taylor County	Campbellsville Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 465-8774	370	25	14.8	63.5%	258 (69.7%)	29 (7.8%)	24 (6.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (15.1%)	57.2	91^st of 254 public high schools	64.2%		60.1	100^th of 290 public high schools	65.5%	9	44.0	44.0		59.0	35.0	42.0	$13,200	$8,328	$8,271	$8,517	$10,318	$10,622	$12,072
Campbellsville Eagle Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	230 W. Main Street	Campbellsville	42718	Taylor County	Campbellsville Independent	No	No	Yes	No	(270) 465-8774	11	1	11.0	72.7%	7 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (27.3%)								(n/a)
Lakeview Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1100 Lebanon Avenue	Campbellsville	42718	Taylor County	Taylor County	No	No	Yes	No	(270) 849-3607	35	1	35.0	68.6%	32 (91.4%)	2 (5.7%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Central Kentucky Career Academy	Public	8-12	1100 Old Lebanon Road	Campbellsville	42718	Taylor County	Taylor County	No	No	No	No	(270) 465-5371	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Adair County High School

What schools feed into Adair County High School?

Adair County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Adair County Elementary School
Elementary : Adair County Primary Center
Middle : Adair County Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Adair County High School?

Students at Adair County High School are 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Adair County High School in?

Adair County

How many students attend Adair County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 805 students attended Adair County High School.

Is Adair County High School a good school?

Adair County High School ranks 125^th of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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