Carroll County High School

Carroll County High School in Carrollton, Kentucky, serves 578 students in grades 9–12. Graduation is high—95% in 2025–2026, compared with 94% statewide—but chronic absenteeism is a concern: 31% of students were chronically absent, versus 24% statewide. Most importantly, the school’s proficiency was below Kentucky’s in all six reported subjects that year, with gaps ranging from 8 points in reading and science to 19 points in math.

Reading is the school’s clearest strength against nearby schools: its 41% proficiency was above the neighbors’ average of 38%, though still below the state’s 49%. Math is a sharper weakness: 21% proficiency was 10 points below the nearby-school average and 19 points below the state. In editing and mechanics, Carroll County’s 26% was below all three neighbors with reported results, whose average was 32%. The school’s results match those of the Carroll County district in every listed subject. Nearby schools have stronger graduation rates: Henry County High School was at 97%, Gallatin County High School at 98%, and Trimble County Junior/Senior High School at 96%.

Results over time are mixed: 10th-grade math fell from 26% in 2022–2023 to 21% in 2025–2026 as the state rose from 34% to 40%, widening the gap from 8 to 19 points. Science improved from 9% to 15% between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, narrowing its state gap from 13 to 8 points. SchoolDigger ranks the school 217th of 262 Kentucky high schools, at the 17th percentile and one star; that is a 5-point rebound from the prior year but remains below its 29th-percentile standing in 2023–2024. Its student-teacher ratio was 20.6 in 2024–2025, the highest among these nearby schools, and 51% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. One notable subgroup change is SchoolDigger’s ranking for how well the school serves Hispanic students: it fell from the 34th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 10th in 2025–2026.