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Grant County High School

Public Grades 9-12

199^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 22% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Grant County High School is a public high school located in Dry Ridge, Kentucky, serving 1,062 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Grant County School District, which is ranked 139 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Grant County High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Kentucky high schools, with proficiency rates in core subjects like Mathematics, Reading, and Writing significantly below the state averages. The school's performance on the ACT exam is also below the state average. However, the school's graduation rate is relatively stable, ranging from 91.4% to 95.3% over the past few years, which is comparable to the state average. Interestingly, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing relatively well, while other subgroups like male students, white students, and students with special needs struggle significantly.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Simon Kenton High School, Larry A. Ryle High School, and Walton-Verona High School, Grant County High School generally performs worse academically, with lower proficiency rates and rankings. This suggests that the school may benefit from learning from the practices and strategies employed by these higher-performing schools to improve student outcomes.

1,016

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,550

Per pupil spending ?

64.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

715 Warsaw Road
Dry Ridge, KY 41035

(859) 824-9739

District: Grant County

Feeder schools for Grant County High School:

Elementary:	Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary
	Dry Ridge Elementary
	Mason-Corinth Elementary
	Sherman Elementary
Middle:	Grant County Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.7%

Hispanic:

6.7%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

Kentucky avg42%

199^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

139^th of 157Grant 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	22.8	199 of 254	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	203 of 290	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	157 of 276	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	174 of 271	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.7	115 of 267	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.9	172 of 285	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	163 of 271	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.6	151 of 287	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.0	176 of 288	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.6	187 of 295	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.4	128 of 290	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.9	166 of 291	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.7	102 of 229	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.1	104 of 226	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.0	56 of 223	74.9%	★★★★☆
2009	52.0	97 of 217	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.5	55 of 217	74.7%	★★★★☆
2007	47.4	107 of 217	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	46.5	62 of 153	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.4	74 of 154	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.5	114 of 166	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.6	41 of 166	75.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	187 of 239	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	166 of 261	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	148 of 253	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	180 of 252	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.5	102 of 236	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	158 of 249	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	170 of 234	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	19.5	99 of 102	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	86 of 115	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	59.7	39 of 124	68.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	15 of 116	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	10 of 114	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	33.7	60 of 88	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.4	21 of 80	73.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	192 of 242	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	181 of 274	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	169 of 272	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	193 of 266	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	142 of 234	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	173 of 254	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	156 of 232	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	222 of 239	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	213 of 262	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.1	152 of 259	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	163 of 257	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	152 of 238	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	178 of 251	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.0	137 of 237	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	15.8	70 of 77	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	83 of 86	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	153 of 168	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	69.5	20 of 162	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	37.9	157 of 226	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	216 of 251	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	218 of 273	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	172 of 264	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	187 of 260	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	126 of 203	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	157 of 219	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	153 of 198	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)69th percentile+39 vs school

Disabled (2022)59th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

White (2025)14th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)9th percentile-27 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)3rd percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing43%~ state avg

Reading35%-12 vs state

Mathematics29%-12 vs state

Editing and Mechanics25%-16 vs state

Social Studies23%-15 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, August 11, 2017

The school district as a whole is a complete joke. The right hand doesn't even know the left exists let alone what it is doing. It is a chronic headache from the day school starts until the day summer break begins. My advice, send your kids to Williamstown Independent if at all possible. Close Quote

Schools Near Grant 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
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
Williamstown Senior High	Public	9-12	300 Helton Street	Williamstown	41097	Grant County	Williamstown Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 824-4421	200	17	11.7	50.5%	172 (86.0%)	2 (1.0%)	15 (7.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	52	113^th of 254 public high schools	55.5%		73.7	58^th of 290 public high schools	80.0%	55	39.0	42.0		52.0	34.0	46.0	$24,046	$984	$780	$1,764	$10,902	$4,025	$14,929
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
Pendleton County High School	Public	9-12	2359 Hwy 27 N	Falmouth	41040	Pendleton County	Pendleton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 654-3355	667	35	19.0	57.3%	638 (95.7%)	5 (0.7%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	22.3	201^st of 254 public high schools	20.9%		33.1	194^th of 290 public high schools	33.1%	7	30.0	44.0	9.0	33.0	25.0	28.0	$19,010	$712	$661	$1,373	$9,045	$3,023	$12,070
Owen County High School	Public	9-12	2340 Hwy 22 E	Owenton	40359	Owen County	Owen County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 484-5509	531	30	17.7	55.9%	480 (90.4%)	5 (0.9%)	33 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	29.9	190^th of 254 public high schools	25.2%		29.6	204^th of 290 public high schools	29.7%	14	39.0	38.0	11.0	40.0	27.0	35.0	$8,776	$516	$916	$1,431	$9,803	$4,467	$14,270
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
Simon Kenton High School	Public	9-12	11132 Madison Pk	Independence	41051	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 960-0100	1,893	80	23.6	38.6%	1,658 (87.6%)	45 (2.4%)	84 (4.4%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	95 (5.0%)	55.4	101^st of 254 public high schools	60.2%		62.6	95^th of 290 public high schools	67.2%	6	48.0	50.0	20.0	48.0	37.0	43.0	$15,078	$335	$312	$8,421	$2,051	$647	$10,472
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Grant County High School

Is Grant County High School a good school?

Grant County High School ranks in the bottom 21.7% of Kentucky high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Grant County High School?

Students at Grant County High School are 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Grant County High School in?

Grant County

What schools feed into Grant County High School?

Grant County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary
Elementary : Dry Ridge Elementary
Elementary : Mason-Corinth Elementary
Elementary : Sherman Elementary
Middle : Grant County Middle School

How many students attend Grant County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,016 students attended Grant County High School.

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