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Franklin County High School

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Franklin County High School ranks 89 th of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

89^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 65% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Franklin County High School is a public high school located in Frankfort, Kentucky, serving 968 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Franklin County School District, which is ranked 93 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Franklin County High School has shown a mixed academic performance, ranking as high as 58th out of 276 Kentucky high schools in 2022-2023 but dropping to 143rd out of 290 in 2023-2024. The school's performance on standardized tests is generally on par with or slightly above the state averages, with some notable exceptions - it outperformed the state in reading, writing, and editing/mechanics, but underperformed in mathematics. The school maintains a relatively high graduation rate, ranging from 92.2% to 96.2% in recent years, and has low dropout rates. Interestingly, the school has shown strong performance in certain student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, but lower performance for Multi-racial students.

Compared to nearby schools, Franklin County High School generally outperforms its counterparts in academic metrics, but the differences are not always significant. The school serves a more economically disadvantaged student population than some surrounding schools, with a higher percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. This may contribute to the school's academic performance and other metrics, such as its relatively high chronic absenteeism rates. Overall, Franklin County High School appears to be a relatively strong performer within its district, with some areas of strength and some areas for improvement.

990

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,456

Per pupil spending ?

51.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 E Main St
Frankfort, KY 40601

(502) 695-6750

District: Franklin County

Feeder schools for Franklin County High School:

Elementary:	Early Learning Village
	Elkhorn Elementary School
	Hearn Elementary
	Peaks Mill Elementary
Middle:	Elkhorn Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.7%

African American:

13.7%

Hispanic:

12.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Kentucky median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg40%

Kentucky avg39%

89^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Franklin County

93^rd of 157Franklin 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	57.3	89 of 254	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	143 of 290	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	58 of 276	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	52.5	112 of 271	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	86 of 267	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	85 of 285	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	43.7	155 of 271	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.0	161 of 287	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.2	141 of 288	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.2	125 of 295	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.8	100 of 290	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.7	102 of 291	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.5	109 of 229	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.8	87 of 226	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.1	84 of 223	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	39.4	137 of 217	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.0	111 of 217	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.4	75 of 217	65.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	17 of 75	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	22 of 93	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	55.5	25 of 83	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	36.0	55 of 89	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	74.4	12 of 78	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	48.5	43 of 89	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.4	53 of 94	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	81.6	11 of 153	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	25.9	139 of 166	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	26.0	33 of 48	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	84 of 239	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	121 of 261	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.7	40 of 253	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	53.8	112 of 252	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	112 of 236	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	109 of 249	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.6	168 of 234	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	42.8	72 of 102	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	93 of 115	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	29 of 115	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	36.8	80 of 124	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	49 of 116	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.4	82 of 114	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.4	34 of 92	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.6	50 of 88	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	54 of 80	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	64 of 242	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	33.0	187 of 274	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	127 of 272	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.5	207 of 266	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.0	121 of 234	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.2	57 of 254	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	20.0	206 of 232	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	95 of 239	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	155 of 262	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.4	86 of 259	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	132 of 257	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.1	78 of 238	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.3	45 of 251	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	38.7	157 of 237	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	68 of 89	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	82 of 87	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	66 of 77	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	3.6	49 of 49	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	35 of 42	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	32.1	115 of 168	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	90.7	4 of 162	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	59.4	88 of 226	61.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	76 of 251	69.7%	★★★★☆
2024	53.8	113 of 273	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.4	48 of 264	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	76 of 260	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	59.4	52 of 203	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	47 of 219	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	38.3	127 of 198	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)93rd percentile+34 vs school

African American (2025)77th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile~ school

Male (2025)60th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2024)32nd percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)29th percentile-41 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)24th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading51%+4 vs state

Writing49%+4 vs state

Mathematics48%+7 vs state

Editing and Mechanics43%~ state avg

Social Studies39%~ state avg

Science20%~ state avg

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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
Franklin County High School	Public	9-12	1100 E Main St	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(502) 695-6750	990	54	18.2	51.7%	631 (63.7%)	136 (13.7%)	125 (12.6%)	14 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (8.3%)	57.3	89^th of 254 public high schools	65.0%		49.3	143^rd of 290 public high schools	50.7%	54	48.0	51.0	20.0	49.0	39.0	43.0	$15,456	$658	$799	$1,457	$11,103	$2,896	$13,999
Franklin County Career and Technical Center	Public	9-12	1106 E Main St	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(502) 695-6790	0	11	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
William Cofield High School	Public, Virtual	6-12	1106 East Main Street	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	Yes	No	(502) 695-6790	22	2	11.0	59.1%	17 (77.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)								(n/a)
The Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	400 Democrat Drive	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	Yes	No	(502) 695-6720	38	7	5.4	94.7%	29 (76.3%)	4 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (13.2%)								(n/a)
Frankfort High School	Public	9-12	328 Shelby St	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Frankfort Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 875-8655	331	23	14.2	42.0%	252 (76.1%)	33 (10.0%)	21 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.9%)	32.1	184^th of 254 public high schools	27.6%		43.9	156^th of 290 public high schools	46.2%	28	35.0	37.0		34.0	27.0	41.0	$17,825	$782	$266	$1,048	$12,412	$4,342	$16,777
Panther Transition Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	328 Shelby Street	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Frankfort Independent	No	No	Yes	No	(502) 875-8655	17	1	17.0	82.4%	9 (52.9%)	3 (17.6%)	3 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (11.8%)								(n/a)
Western Hills High School	Public	9-12	100 Doctors Dr	Frankfort	40601	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(502) 875-8400	827	47	17.5	47.6%	623 (75.3%)	47 (5.7%)	80 (9.7%)	21 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.5%)	55.6	98^th of 254 public high schools	61.4%		51.2	134^th of 290 public high schools	53.8%	36	32.0	53.0	23.0	53.0	40.0	43.0	$1,529	$701	$758	$1,459	$10,772	$3,052	$13,824
Woodford County High School	Public	9-12	180 Frankfort St	Versailles	40383	Woodford County	Woodford County	No	No	No	No	(859) 879-4630	1,223	73	16.7	41.9%	860 (70.3%)	71 (5.8%)	211 (17.3%)	19 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (5.0%)	86.2	18^th of 254 public high schools	92.9%		84	22^nd of 290 public high schools	92.4%	4	54.0	57.0	34.0	63.0	59.0	56.0	$25,794	$343	$372	$715	$10,435	$3,161	$13,611
Elkhorn Crossing School	Public	9-12	2001 Frankfort Road	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(502) 570-4920	0	23	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Great Crossing High School	Public	9-12	120 Betsy Way	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(502) 867-6662	1,677	81	20.7	38.6%	1,225 (73.0%)	90 (5.4%)	254 (15.1%)	17 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (5.4%)	61.5	74^th of 254 public high schools	70.9%		70.3	67^th of 290 public high schools	76.9%	7	48.0	58.0	24.0	41.0	43.0	44.0	$19,886	$343	$331	$675	$7,940	$2,170	$10,785

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin County High School

What schools feed into Franklin County High School?

Franklin County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Early Learning Village
Elementary : Elkhorn Elementary School
Elementary : Hearn Elementary
Elementary : Peaks Mill Elementary
Middle : Elkhorn Middle School

How many students attend Franklin County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 990 students attended Franklin County High School.

Is Franklin County High School a good school?

Franklin County High School ranks 89^th of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Franklin County High School in?

Franklin County

What is the racial makeup of Franklin County High School?

Students at Franklin County High School are 64% White, 14% African American, 13% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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