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Garrard County High School

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Garrard County High School ranks 114 th of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

114^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 55% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Garrard County High School is a public high school located in Lancaster, Kentucky, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 788 students. The school is part of the Garrard County School District, which is ranked 43 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Garrard County High School has shown mixed performance compared to the state average. While the school outperformed the state in writing and social studies, it fell below the state average in mathematics, reading, and science for 10th and 11th grade students. The school's ACT scores were also lower than the state average in English, mathematics, and reading. However, the school has maintained strong graduation rates, on par with the state average, and a relatively low dropout rate.

One area of concern for Garrard County High School is its high chronic absenteeism rates, which have been significantly higher than the state average in recent years. This issue may be contributing to the school's academic challenges. Additionally, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students generally performing better than the state average, while White, Multi-racial, and Special Education students have performed below the state average. The school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students may also be a factor in its academic performance, as it lags behind nearby high-performing schools like Boyle County High School, but outperforms some other nearby schools in certain areas.

792

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,965

Per pupil spending ?

57.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

599 Industry Rd
Lancaster, KY 40444

(859) 792-2146

District: Garrard County

Feeder schools for Garrard County High School:

Elementary:	Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School
	Lancaster Elementary School
	Paint Lick Elementary School
Middle:	Garrard Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.2%

Hispanic:

6.4%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Kentucky average (94%)

✓Above the Kentucky median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

Kentucky avg39%

114^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd of 157Garrard 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	52.0	114 of 254	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.5	184 of 290	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	140 of 276	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	113 of 271	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.4	206 of 267	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.2	160 of 285	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.2	90 of 271	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.2	113 of 287	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.7	103 of 288	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.0	141 of 295	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	48.6	165 of 290	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.6	160 of 291	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.1	169 of 229	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.8	163 of 226	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.3	159 of 223	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	52.5	95 of 217	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.3	80 of 217	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.5	80 of 217	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	50.1	58 of 153	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.0	111 of 154	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	159 of 166	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	103 of 166	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	124 of 239	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	180 of 261	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	141 of 253	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.9	111 of 252	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.0	163 of 236	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	139 of 249	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.4	72 of 234	69.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	59.9	36 of 102	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.7	11 of 115	90.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	32 of 115	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	36.4	81 of 124	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.0	39 of 116	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	51 of 114	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	18.6	82 of 92	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	63 of 88	28.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	109 of 242	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.6	194 of 274	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.4	142 of 272	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.3	88 of 266	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.4	157 of 234	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	132 of 254	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.3	85 of 232	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	120 of 239	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.5	161 of 262	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	148 of 259	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	129 of 257	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	17.4	210 of 238	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	173 of 251	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	115 of 237	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	63 of 89	29.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	14.2	159 of 168	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	150 of 162	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.8	143 of 226	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	140 of 251	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	186 of 273	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	159 of 264	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	136 of 260	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.5	168 of 203	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	151 of 219	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	104 of 198	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)65th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2022)62nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile~ school

Male (2025)50th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2024)5th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing46%~ state avg

Reading44%-3 vs state

Editing and Mechanics40%~ state avg

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Social Studies39%~ state avg

Science27%+5 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 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
Garrard County High School	Public	9-12	599 Industry Rd	Lancaster	40444	Garrard County	Garrard County	No	No	No	No	(859) 792-2146	792	54	14.7	57.3%	683 (86.2%)	17 (2.1%)	51 (6.4%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.2%)	52	114^th of 254 public high schools	55.1%		37.5	184^th of 290 public high schools	36.6%	70	39.0	44.0	27.0	46.0	39.0	40.0	$12,965	$1,253	$179	$1,432	$8,352	$3,181	$11,533
Garrard County Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	306 W. Maple Ave	Lancaster	40444	Garrard County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(859) 792-2144	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lincoln County Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	422 Education Way	Stanford	40484	Lincoln County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(606) 365-8500	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lincoln County High School	Public	9-12	60 Education Way	Stanford	40484	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 365-9111	886	58	15.2	66.9%	796 (89.8%)	22 (2.5%)	42 (4.7%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.3%)	44.4	149^th of 254 public high schools	41.3%		41.9	164^th of 290 public high schools	43.4%	15	31.0	41.0	22.0	50.0	36.0	40.0	$14,814	$1,995	$307	$2,302	$7,810	$3,095	$10,905
Danville High School	Public	9-12	203 E. Lexington Ave.	Danville	40422	Boyle County	Danville Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 936-8503	492	33	14.9	59.8%	258 (52.4%)	83 (16.9%)	79 (16.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (14.0%)	43.2	156^th of 254 public high schools	38.6%		44	155^th of 290 public high schools	46.6%	1	41.0	50.0		41.0	33.0	32.0	$18,707	$757	$965	$1,722	$13,025	$4,091	$17,118
Anchor Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	115 E. Lexington Ave.	Danville	40422	Boyle County	Danville Independent	No	No	Yes	No	(859) 238-1300	34	4	8.5	64.7%	24 (70.6%)	3 (8.8%)	2 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (14.7%)								(n/a)
Boyle County High School	Public	9-12	1637 Perryville Rd	Danville	40422	Boyle County	Boyle County	No	No	No	No	(859) 236-5047	869	51	17.1	45.2%	762 (87.7%)	27 (3.1%)	34 (3.9%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.4%)	89.2	12^th of 254 public high schools	95.3%		94.1	8^th of 290 public high schools	97.2%	4	58.0	62.0	35.0	65.0	58.0	55.0	$10,819	$219	$136	$355	$10,719	$2,870	$10,466
Boyle County Day Treatment	Public, Virtual	6-12	1637 Perryville Road	Danville	40422	Boyle County	Boyle County	No	No	Yes	No	(859) 236-6634	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ignite Academy South	Public	9-12	123 Farristown Industrial Driv	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(859) 624-4500	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Berea Community High School	Public	9-12	1 Pirate Pkwy	Berea	40403	Madison County	Berea Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 986-4911	309	22	13.9	51.5%	254 (82.2%)	4 (1.3%)	24 (7.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.8%)	61.8	73^rd of 254 public high schools	71.3%		67.5	80^th of 290 public high schools	72.4%	7	51.0	60.0	23.0	44.0	43.0	40.0	$18,810	$1,546	$793	$2,339	$11,985	$4,486	$16,471

Frequently Asked Questions about Garrard County High School

What district is Garrard County High School in?

Garrard County

What schools feed into Garrard County High School?

Garrard County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School
Elementary : Lancaster Elementary School
Elementary : Paint Lick Elementary School
Middle : Garrard Middle School

How many students attend Garrard County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 792 students attended Garrard County High School.

What is the racial makeup of Garrard County High School?

Students at Garrard County High School are 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Garrard County High School a good school?

Garrard County High School ranks 114^th of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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