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Bourbon County High School

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Bourbon County High School ranks 192 nd of 262 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

192^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 262 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 27% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Bourbon County High School serves 764 students in grades 9–12 in Paris, Kentucky. Attendance is a notable concern: chronic absenteeism is 36%, compared with 24% statewide and 25% in the Bourbon County district. Graduation is a relative bright spot at 95%, slightly above the state’s 94%. The biggest academic concern is that the school is below the state in all six reported KSA subjects, by 1 to 12 percentage points.

The school’s strongest comparison is Editing and Mechanics: 39% are proficient, just 1 point below the state and above the nearby-school average of 32—the highest reported score among nearby schools. It also exceeds nearby averages in Writing (36% versus 35%) and Social Studies (31% versus 30%). Mathematics (28%) is 12 points below the state and about level with the nearby average; Reading (40%) is 9 points below the state and 3 below nearby schools’ average. Science is 9 points below the state and 2 below the nearby average. The district reports the same score as the school in every listed subject and year.

Most KSA scores have declined since 2022–23, while the school’s gap to the state has widened in every subject with comparable results: for example, Reading fell from 48% to 40%, as the state rose from 46% to 49%. SchoolDigger ranked the school 192nd of 262 statewide, at the 27th percentile and 1 star in 2025–26, down from the 42nd percentile the prior year; it ranks fourth among eight nearby schools with current percentiles. The student–teacher ratio is 16.6 (2024–25), and 58% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s subgroup ranking for Hispanic students rose to the 64th percentile in 2025–26, from 29th in 2023–24, a notably stronger ranking than the school’s overall 27th percentile. Its ranking for Low Socio Economic Status Students was 18th percentile, below the overall result.

764

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,507

Per pupil spending ?

57.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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 — 46th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (31% vs 39% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 24% Kentucky)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

Kentucky avg39%

192^nd of 262

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 46% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

146^th of 158Bourbon 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
2026	29.2	192 of 262	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	31.6	178 of 244	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	55.0	41 of 115	64.3%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	24.2	200 of 245	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	26.7	189 of 243	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	26.1	192 of 253	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile+38 vs school

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

Homeless (2025)57th percentile+15 vs school

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

Female (2026)27th percentile~ school

White (2026)24th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Reading40%-9 vs state

Editing and Mechanics39%~ state avg

Writing36%-11 vs state

Social Studies31%-6 vs state

Mathematics28%-12 vs state

Science14%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)				KSA Reading (2026)				KSA Science (2026)		KSA Writing (2026)		KSA Social Studies (2026)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 7th 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	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/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%)	29.2	192^nd of 262 public high schools	26.7%		44.9	147^th of 254 public high schools	42.1%	45				28.0				40.0		14.0		36.0		31.0		39.0	$15,507	$778	$14,729
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%)	15.8	223^rd of 262 public high schools	14.9%		11.2	231^st of 254 public high schools	9.1%	8				32.0				39.0		9.0		26.0		11.0		26.0	$28,449	$983	$14,983
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%)	33.4	178^th of 262 public high schools	32.1%		33.1	182^nd of 254 public high schools	28.3%	4				32.0				48.0		16.0		34.0		32.0		36.0	$34,247	$232	$11,718
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%)	36.1	168^th of 262 public high schools	35.9%		33.1	183^rd of 254 public high schools	28.0%	15				32.0				46.0		16.0		43.0		35.0		34.0
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%)	47.8	134^th of 262 public high schools	48.9%		55.3	104^th of 254 public high schools	59.1%	30				33.0				52.0		26.0		37.0		42.0		38.0
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%)	46.9	136^th of 262 public high schools	48.1%		20.6	207^th of 254 public high schools	18.5%	71	40.0	53.0	33.0	41.0	53.0	72.0	45.0	56.0	44.0		52.0	44.0	50.0	36.0	45.0	28.0
The Stables	Public	8-12	4185 Walt Robertson Road	Lexington	40511	Fayette 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)
Success Academy	Public	6-12	1555 Georgetown Road	Lexington	40508	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-4000	401	21	19.3	64.8%	179 (44.6%)	105 (26.2%)	78 (19.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (9.0%)	18.2	218^th of 262 public high schools	16.8%		13.9	223^rd of 254 public high schools	12.2%	5	13.0	22.0	4.0	17.0	47.0	42.0		41.0		14.0		28.0	15.0	25.0	30.0	29.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Bourbon County High School

How many students attend Bourbon County High School?

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

What district is Bourbon County High School in?

Bourbon County

Is Bourbon County High School a good school?

Bourbon County High School ranks 192^nd of 262 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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 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

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