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Gallatin County High School

Public Grades 9-12

225^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 11% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Gallatin County High School is a public high school located in Warsaw, Kentucky, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 460 students. The school is part of the Gallatin County School District, which is ranked 141 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gallatin County High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Kentucky high schools, with rankings ranging from 91 to 235 out of 290 schools in recent years. The school has maintained a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance. The school struggles across various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Kentucky high schools for female, male, Hispanic, and white student performance, as well as the bottom 15% for English Language Learners and the bottom 30% for special education and low socioeconomic status students. Gallatin County High School consistently underperforms the state average on standardized tests, with proficiency rates that are 10-20 percentage points below the Kentucky average across subjects like mathematics, reading, science, and writing. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of around 25-28%, significantly higher than the state average.

While Gallatin County High School's performance is generally lower than that of nearby schools, such as Owen County High School, Randall K. Cooper High School, and Walton-Verona High School, the school maintains relatively high four-year graduation rates (around 92-99%) and low dropout rates (around 0.4-1.3%), which are comparable to or better than the nearby schools. Additionally, the district has significantly increased per-student spending at Gallatin County High School, from $11,323 in 2020-2021 to $21,626 in 2023-2024, but the academic outcomes have not yet reflected this increased investment.

424

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,626

Per pupil spending ?

74.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

70 Wildcat Circle
Warsaw, KY 41095

(859) 567-7640

District: Gallatin County

Feeder schools for Gallatin County High School:

Elementary:	Gallatin County Lower Elementary
	Gallatin County Upper Elementary
Middle:	Gallatin County Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.7%

Hispanic:

12.7%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the Kentucky average (94%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (23% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

Kentucky avg39%

225^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

141^st of 157Gallatin 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	13.7	225 of 254	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	235 of 290	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	215 of 276	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	184 of 271	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.4	91 of 267	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.3	212 of 285	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	209 of 271	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	47.3	183 of 287	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.2	153 of 288	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.6	182 of 295	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.9	196 of 290	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.2	202 of 291	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	25.3	192 of 229	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.9	203 of 226	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.9	150 of 223	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.9	129 of 217	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.2	135 of 217	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.1	134 of 217	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	63.1	4 of 29	86.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	204 of 239	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	226 of 261	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	208 of 253	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	178 of 252	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.3	80 of 236	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.8	192 of 249	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	205 of 234	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	99 of 115	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	119 of 124	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	101 of 116	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	110 of 114	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	77 of 88	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	74.2	14 of 80	82.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	217 of 242	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	222 of 274	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	211 of 272	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	173 of 266	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.6	70 of 234	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	28.1	195 of 254	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	193 of 232	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	230 of 239	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	226 of 262	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	215 of 259	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	191 of 257	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.6	137 of 238	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.3	219 of 251	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	191 of 237	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	22.5	144 of 168	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	193 of 226	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	233 of 251	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	241 of 273	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	231 of 264	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	178 of 260	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	123 of 203	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.6	186 of 219	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	183 of 198	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2019)86th percentile+61 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2024)14th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

White (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading36%-11 vs state

Mathematics30%-11 vs state

Writing23%-22 vs state

Editing and Mechanics22%-19 vs state

Social Studies20%-18 vs state

Science9%-13 vs state

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Schools Near Gallatin County High School

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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
Gallatin County High School	Public	9-12	70 Wildcat Circle	Warsaw	41095	Gallatin County	Gallatin County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 567-7640	424	23	18.4	74.5%	355 (83.7%)	2 (0.5%)	54 (12.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	13.7	225^th of 254 public high schools	11.4%		15.9	235^th of 290 public high schools	19.0%	10	30.0	36.0	9.0	23.0	20.0	22.0	$21,626	$865	$255	$2,765	$10,286	$3,844	$16,098
Larry A. Ryle High School	Public	9-12	10379 Us 42	Union	41091	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 384-5300	2,077	112	18.6	34.3%	1,502 (72.3%)	116 (5.6%)	303 (14.6%)	73 (3.5%)	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	75 (3.6%)	69.6	53^rd of 254 public high schools	79.1%		84.6	21^st of 290 public high schools	92.8%	32	52.0	55.0	26.0	51.0	42.0	50.0	$10,919	$405	$440	$845	$8,418	$1,657	$10,075
Northern Ky Youth Dev Center	Public, Virtual	6-12	15600 Turner Rd	Crittenden	41030	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	Yes	No	(859) 363-2541	8	2	5.3		6 (75.0%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)								(n/a)
Walton-Verona High School	Public	9-12	30 School Rd	Walton	41094	Boone County	Walton-Verona Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 485-7721	548	36	15.2	34.1%	507 (92.5%)	8 (1.5%)	14 (2.6%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	83	25^th of 254 public high schools	90.2%		84.9	20^th of 290 public high schools	93.1%	5	55.0	55.0	28.0	69.0	52.0	58.0	$25,122	$404	$132	$536	$11,636	$3,171	$14,807
iLEAD Academy	Public	9-12	2557 Ky-227	Carrollton	41008	Carroll County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(502) 732-3090	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
iLead Academy School	Public	9-12	2557 Highway 227	Carrollton	41008	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(502) 732-3090	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Randall K. Cooper High School	Public	9-12	2855 Longbranch Rd	Union	41091	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 384-5040	1,490	77	19.4	30.5%	1,225 (82.2%)	88 (5.9%)	74 (5.0%)	22 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.5%)	73 (4.9%)	49.3	128^th of 254 public high schools	49.6%		73.9	57^th of 290 public high schools	80.3%	71	48.0	48.0	22.0	36.0	37.0	40.0	$11,472	$361	$437	$798	$8,710	$1,964	$10,674
Carroll County High School	Public	9-12	1706 Highland Ave	Carrollton	41008	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	No	(502) 732-7075	578	28	20.6	51.0%	416 (72.0%)	10 (1.7%)	118 (20.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.0%)	13.8	224^th of 254 public high schools	11.8%		27.3	206^th of 290 public high schools	29.0%	18	22.0	34.0	9.0	31.0	22.0	26.0	$16,198	$534	$248	$782	$10,894	$4,522	$15,416
Carroll County Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	1704 Highland Ave	Carrollton	41008	Carroll County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(502) 732-4479	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Grant County High School	Public	9-12	715 Warsaw Road	Dry Ridge	41035	Grant County	Grant County	No	No	No	No	(859) 824-9739	1,016	52	19.5	64.9%	901 (88.7%)	10 (1.0%)	68 (6.7%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (3.0%)	22.8	199^th of 254 public high schools	21.7%		30.3	203^rd of 290 public high schools	30.0%	4	29.0	35.0		43.0	23.0	25.0	$12,550	$617	$398	$1,015	$10,166	$4,309	$14,581

Frequently Asked Questions about Gallatin County High School

What is the racial makeup of Gallatin County High School?

Students at Gallatin County High School are 84% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Gallatin County High School?

Gallatin County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Gallatin County Lower Elementary
Elementary : Gallatin County Upper Elementary
Middle : Gallatin County Middle School

Is Gallatin County High School a good school?

Gallatin County High School ranks in the bottom 11.4% of Kentucky high schools.

How many students attend Gallatin County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 424 students attended Gallatin County High School.

What district is Gallatin County High School in?

Gallatin County

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