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Bourbon County High School

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Bourbon County High School ranks 147 th of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

147^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 42% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Bourbon County High School is a public high school located in Paris, Kentucky, serving 796 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Bourbon County School District, which is ranked 122 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Bourbon County High School's performance on state assessments and the ACT exam is generally below the state average, with proficiency rates in mathematics (35%), reading (51%), and science (14%) lagging behind the state. The school's graduation rate of 93-95% is slightly above the state average, but its chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25% to 31.8%, is significantly higher. Interestingly, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with male students outperforming female students and Hispanic students performing better than African American students. The school's performance for students with disabilities is particularly concerning, ranking in the bottom 10% of Kentucky high schools in this category.

Bourbon County High School's proximity to Paris High School, another public high school in the area, is noteworthy. While Paris High School consistently performs worse than Bourbon County High School, the stark contrast in performance suggests that factors beyond just geographic location, such as school leadership, resources, and community engagement, play a significant role in a school's academic outcomes. Additionally, the nearby Frederick Douglass High School and Carter G. Woodson Academy, which are magnet schools, generally outperform Bourbon County High School, indicating that specialized programs and resources may contribute to stronger academic performance.

764

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,404

Per pupil spending ?

57.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3341 Lexington Road
Paris, KY 40361

(859) 987-2185

District: Bourbon County

Feeder schools for Bourbon County High School:

Elementary:	Bourbon Central Elementary School
	Cane Ridge Elementary School
	North Middletown Elementary School
Middle:	Bourbon County Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.1%

Hispanic:

21.3%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

Kentucky avg39%

147^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

122^nd of 157Bourbon 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	44.9	147 of 254	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	178 of 290	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.7	113 of 276	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	157 of 271	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	129 of 267	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	96 of 285	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	137 of 271	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	60.9	114 of 287	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.8	155 of 288	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.6	115 of 295	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.4	131 of 290	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.7	94 of 291	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.3	66 of 229	71.2%	★★★★☆
2011	57.5	78 of 226	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.5	103 of 223	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.8	122 of 217	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.1	97 of 217	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.0	77 of 217	64.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	32.5	61 of 89	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	13.8	147 of 153	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	136 of 154	11.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	145 of 166	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	158 of 166	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	162 of 239	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	153 of 261	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	107 of 253	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	150 of 252	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.1	113 of 236	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.8	62 of 249	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	41.1	159 of 234	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	60 of 115	47.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.2	88 of 124	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	83 of 116	28.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.6	32 of 114	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	12.8	88 of 92	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	66.6	25 of 88	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	29.9	58 of 80	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	9 of 21	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	12 of 37	67.6%	★★★★☆
2021	63.6	6 of 26	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	53.5	14 of 33	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	163 of 242	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	197 of 274	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.1	149 of 272	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	149 of 266	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.6	95 of 234	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.0	102 of 254	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.8	163 of 232	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	112 of 239	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.1	182 of 262	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	135 of 259	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	150 of 257	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	157 of 238	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	114 of 251	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	114 of 237	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	36 of 89	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.2	62 of 87	28.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	62.9	78 of 226	65.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	131 of 251	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	165 of 273	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.5	101 of 264	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.3	150 of 260	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	98 of 203	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	83 of 219	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	120 of 198	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2019)65th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)60th percentile+17 vs school

Homeless (2025)57th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-10 vs school

African American (2022)31st percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading51%+4 vs state

Writing43%~ state avg

Editing and Mechanics42%~ state avg

Social Studies38%~ state avg

Mathematics35%-6 vs state

Science14%-8 vs state

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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 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th 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
Bourbon County High School	Public	9-12	3341 Lexington Road	Paris	40361	Bourbon County	Bourbon County	No	No	No	No	(859) 987-2185	764	46	16.6	57.9%	551 (72.1%)	22 (2.9%)	163 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.7%)	44.9	147^th of 254 public high schools	42.1%		39.5	178^th of 290 public high schools	38.6%	31				35.0				51.0	14.0		43.0		38.0		42.0	$17,404	$1,469	$430	$1,899	$9,437	$2,385	$11,823
Paris High School	Public	9-12	308 W 7th St	Paris	40361	Bourbon County	Paris Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 987-2168	267	15	17.5	79.4%	124 (46.4%)	59 (22.1%)	48 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (13.1%)	11.2	231^st of 254 public high schools	9.1%		14.9	238^th of 290 public high schools	17.9%	7				23.0				28.0			31.0		22.0		18.0	$24,178	$797	$482	$1,279	$10,926	$4,701	$15,629
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%)	33.1	182^nd of 254 public high schools	28.3%		34.5	189^th of 290 public high schools	34.8%	7				40.0				44.0	16.0		34.0		31.0		32.0	$19,120	$187	$212	$399	$8,532	$3,234	$11,766
Harrison County Learning Center	Public	6-12	320 Webster Ave	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	No	(859) 234-2395	24	3	6.9	83.3%	22 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Harrison County Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	327 Webster Ave.	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(859) 234-5286	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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%)	33.1	183^rd of 254 public high schools	28.0%		38.5	181^st of 290 public high schools	37.6%	2				29.0				41.0	14.0		43.0		38.0		32.0	$20,437	$736	$1,013	$1,750	$13,444	$3,003	$16,447
Frederick Douglass High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2000 Winchester Road	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	No	(859) 381-3780	1,770	98	17.9	46.2%	754 (42.6%)	536 (30.3%)	294 (16.6%)	69 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	113 (6.4%)	55.3	104^th of 254 public high schools	59.1%		56.7	115^th of 290 public high schools	60.3%	11				38.0				48.0	21.0		47.0		48.0		43.0	$21,401	$325	$982	$1,306	$13,130	$3,155	$16,284
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	207^th of 254 public high schools	18.5%		43.8	157^th of 290 public high schools	45.9%	50	50.0	46.0	33.0	24.0	70.0	44.0	40.0	40.0		29.0	29.0	50.0	27.0	57.0
The Stables	Public	8-12	4185 Walt Robertson Road	Lexington	40511	Scott County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 333-5827	33	4	7.8	60.6%	17 (51.5%)	6 (18.2%)	6 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (12.1%)								(n/a)															25.0
Eastside Technical Center	Public	9-12	2208 Liberty Rd	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3740	0	12	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Bourbon County High School

What is the racial makeup of Bourbon County High School?

Students at Bourbon County High School are 72% White, 21% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Bourbon County High School in?

Bourbon County

Is Bourbon County High School a good school?

Bourbon County High School ranks 147^th of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Bourbon County High School?

Bourbon County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bourbon Central Elementary School
Elementary : Cane Ridge Elementary School
Elementary : North Middletown Elementary School
Middle : Bourbon County Middle School

How many students attend Bourbon County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 764 students attended Bourbon County High School.

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