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Harrison County High School

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Harrison County High School ranks 182 nd of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

182^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 28% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Harrison County High School is a public high school located in Cynthiana, Kentucky, serving 869 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Harrison County School District. The school's academic performance has been inconsistent, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between a high of 60th out of 271 Kentucky high schools in 2021-2022 and a low of 189th out of 290 in 2023-2024.

While Harrison County High School has maintained relatively high graduation rates and low dropout rates, its test scores, as measured by the Kentucky State Assessments (KSA) and ACT, have been below the state averages in most subject areas, particularly in science, writing, and mathematics. The school's performance with special education, low socioeconomic status, and homeless student subgroups has been relatively stronger compared to other subgroups. Nearby schools like The Stables, Scott County High School, and Nicholas County High School have generally outperformed Harrison County High School in terms of statewide rankings and test scores.

The school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 45.55% to 55.24% in recent years, may be a contributing factor to its overall academic performance. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio has remained relatively high, ranging from 18.8 to 19.5 students per teacher in recent years, despite an increase in per-student spending from $11,931 in 2020-2021 to $19,120 in 2023-2024. Overall, Harrison County High School faces ongoing challenges in maintaining consistent academic excellence and addressing the unique needs of its diverse student population.

881

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,120

Per pupil spending ?

46.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

320 Webster Ave
Cynthiana, KY 41031-4103

(859) 234-7117

District: Harrison County

Feeder schools for Harrison County High School:

Elementary:	Eastside Elementary School
	Northside Elementary School
	Southside Elementary School
	Westside Elementary School
Middle:	Harrison County Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.3%

Hispanic:

6.0%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Kentucky average (94%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (33% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg32%

Kentucky avg39%

182^nd of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

129^th of 157Harrison 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	33.1	182 of 254	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	189 of 290	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	144 of 276	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.2	60 of 271	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	39.2	153 of 267	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.2	86 of 285	69.8%	★★★★☆
2018	58.0	99 of 271	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.7	111 of 287	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.7	110 of 288	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.1	126 of 295	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.4	149 of 290	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.0	164 of 291	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.7	142 of 229	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.6	115 of 226	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.6	107 of 223	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.7	115 of 217	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	25.1	181 of 217	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.6	140 of 217	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	77.3	15 of 153	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	37.0	91 of 154	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.6	17 of 166	89.8%	★★★★★
2018	75.6	22 of 166	86.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	185 of 239	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	177 of 261	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.9	69 of 253	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	38 of 252	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	36.8	152 of 236	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.0	38 of 249	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	54.9	107 of 234	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	83 of 115	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	79 of 124	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	38 of 80	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	17 of 21	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	74.6	6 of 33	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	54.4	12 of 25	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	179 of 242	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	177 of 274	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	115 of 272	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.2	27 of 266	89.8%	★★★★★
2021	42.1	134 of 234	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.7	70 of 254	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	56.4	97 of 232	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	182 of 239	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	199 of 262	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	166 of 259	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.5	79 of 257	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.6	150 of 238	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.2	70 of 251	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	61.3	81 of 237	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	12.6	84 of 87	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	34 of 86	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.0	107 of 168	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	71 of 162	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.0	51 of 226	77.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	190 of 251	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	205 of 273	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	152 of 264	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.7	80 of 260	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.2	138 of 203	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.3	73 of 219	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	97 of 198	51.0%	★★★☆☆

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)90th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile~ school

White (2025)24th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2025)19th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)3rd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading44%-3 vs state

Mathematics40%~ state avg

Writing34%-11 vs state

Editing and Mechanics32%-9 vs state

Social Studies31%-7 vs state

Science16%-6 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 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th 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
Harrison County High School	Public	9-12	320 Webster Ave	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	No	(859) 234-7117	881	45	19.3	46.8%	787 (89.3%)	4 (0.5%)	53 (6.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.7%)	33.1	182^nd of 254 public high schools	28.3%		34.5	189^th of 290 public high schools	34.8%	7			40.0			44.0	16.0		34.0		31.0		32.0	$19,120	$187	$212	$399	$8,532	$3,234	$11,766
Harrison County Learning Center	Public	6-12	320 Webster Ave	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Harrison County	No	No	No	No	(859) 234-2395	24	3	6.9	83.3%	22 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Harrison County Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	327 Webster Ave.	Cynthiana	41031	Harrison County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(859) 234-5286	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Paris High School	Public	9-12	308 W 7th St	Paris	40361	Bourbon County	Paris Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 987-2168	267	15	17.5	79.4%	124 (46.4%)	59 (22.1%)	48 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (13.1%)	11.2	231^st of 254 public high schools	9.1%		14.9	238^th of 290 public high schools	17.9%	7			23.0			28.0			31.0		22.0		18.0	$24,178	$797	$482	$1,279	$10,926	$4,701	$15,629
Bourbon County High School	Public	9-12	3341 Lexington Road	Paris	40361	Bourbon County	Bourbon County	No	No	No	No	(859) 987-2185	764	46	16.6	57.9%	551 (72.1%)	22 (2.9%)	163 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.7%)	44.9	147^th of 254 public high schools	42.1%		39.5	178^th of 290 public high schools	38.6%	31			35.0			51.0	14.0		43.0		38.0		42.0	$17,404	$1,469	$430	$1,899	$9,437	$2,385	$11,823
Nicholas County High School	Public	7-12	103 School Dr	Carlisle	40311	Nicholas County	Nicholas County	No	No	No	No	(859) 289-3780	435	24	18.1	57.2%	405 (93.1%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	39	169^th of 254 public high schools	33.5%		44.1	154^th of 290 public high schools	46.9%	15	29.0	41.0	35.0	28.0	37.0	29.0		29.0	59.0	24.0	30.0	53.0	35.0	$33,933	$3,212	$747	$3,959	$15,610	$2,262	$24,220
Scott County High School	Public	9-12	1080 Cardinal Dr	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	No	No	(502) 863-4131	1,392	70	19.8	49.7%	1,035 (74.4%)	113 (8.1%)	150 (10.8%)	14 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	76 (5.5%)	66.7	58^th of 254 public high schools	77.2%		60.6	98^th of 290 public high schools	66.2%	40			47.0			54.0	22.0		52.0		50.0		46.0	$20,543	$298	$307	$605	$8,696	$2,142	$11,443
Phoenix Horizon Community	Public, Virtual	6-12	1076 Cardinal Lane	Georgetown	40324	Scott County	Scott County	No	No	Yes	No	(502) 863-4057	83	11	7.5	79.5%	57 (68.7%)	13 (15.7%)	9 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	6.6	238^th of 254 public high schools	6.3%		11.6	244^th of 290 public high schools	15.9%	6						29.0							11.0
The Stables	Public	8-12	4185 Walt Robertson Road	Lexington	40511	Scott County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 333-5827	33	4	7.8	60.6%	17 (51.5%)	6 (18.2%)	6 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (12.1%)								(n/a)													25.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Harrison County High School

What schools feed into Harrison County High School?

Harrison County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Eastside Elementary School
Elementary : Northside Elementary School
Elementary : Southside Elementary School
Elementary : Westside Elementary School
Middle : Harrison County Middle School

What district is Harrison County High School in?

Harrison County

What is the racial makeup of Harrison County High School?

Students at Harrison County High School are 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Is Harrison County High School a good school?

Harrison County High School ranks 182^nd of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Harrison County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 881 students attended Harrison County High School.

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