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Henry County High School

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Henry County High School ranks 150 th of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

150^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 41% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Henry County High School is a public high school located in New Castle, Kentucky, serving 617 students in grades 9-12 and part of the Henry County School District.

Academically, Henry County High School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on assessments like the KSA and ACT, with proficiency rates lower than the state in mathematics, reading, science, and social studies. The school's performance has been relatively stable, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 69th and 203rd out of Kentucky high schools. However, the school has shown exceptional performance in serving its Hispanic student population, ranking 2nd out of 115 Kentucky high schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

While Henry County High School maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate and low dropout rate, it has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 19.8% to 28.0% in recent years. When compared to nearby schools, such as Oldham County High School, which consistently ranks among the top 11 high schools in Kentucky, Henry County High School generally performs below the top-performing schools in the region. However, it outperforms some lower-performing schools in the area, such as Trimble County Junior/Senior High School and Ascension Academy.

608

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,540

Per pupil spending ?

49.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1120 Eminence Rd
New Castle, KY 40050

(502) 845-8670

District: Henry County

Feeder schools for Henry County High School:

Elementary:	Campbellsburg Elementary School
	Eastern Elementary School
	New Castle Elementary School
Middle:	Henry County Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.7%

Hispanic:

6.9%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 74th percentile in 2021 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 74th-percentile peak (2021) to 41st (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

Kentucky avg39%

150^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

108^th of 157Henry 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	44.4	150 of 254	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	138 of 290	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.1	188 of 276	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	145 of 271	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.7	69 of 267	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	48.5	141 of 285	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.9	183 of 271	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.1	203 of 287	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.8	177 of 288	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.3	192 of 295	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.9	176 of 290	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.9	151 of 291	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.9	157 of 229	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.7	164 of 226	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.7	142 of 223	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	23.6	182 of 217	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.3	193 of 217	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.9	157 of 217	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2021	46.0	70 of 154	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	55 of 166	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.5	148 of 166	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	161 of 239	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	135 of 261	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	175 of 253	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	128 of 252	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.4	66 of 236	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	45.3	151 of 249	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.8	105 of 234	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	99.5	2 of 115	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	69.9	19 of 80	76.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	152 of 242	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	174 of 274	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	212 of 272	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	185 of 266	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.9	92 of 234	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.0	168 of 254	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	171 of 232	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	115 of 239	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	131 of 262	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.4	201 of 259	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	156 of 257	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.1	99 of 238	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	121 of 251	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.7	193 of 237	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	47.3	62 of 168	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.8	139 of 162	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.6	123 of 226	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	172 of 251	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	148 of 273	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	196 of 264	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.1	153 of 260	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.4	49 of 203	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	41.5	136 of 219	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	149 of 198	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)98th percentile+57 vs school

Special Education (2024)63rd percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2021)55th percentile-20 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing54%+9 vs state

Reading43%-4 vs state

Mathematics38%-3 vs state

Editing and Mechanics38%-3 vs state

Social Studies29%-9 vs state

Science20%~ state avg

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by a student on FaceBook
Tuesday, October 25, 2011

this school has a very good jrotc program. nice teachers not a very big school. Close Quote

Schools Near Henry 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 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 7th 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
Henry County High School	Public	9-12	1120 Eminence Rd	New Castle	40050	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 845-8670	608	38	16.0	49.2%	527 (86.7%)	9 (1.5%)	42 (6.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)	44.4	150^th of 254 public high schools	40.9%		50.3	138^th of 290 public high schools	52.4%	12				38.0				43.0		20.0		54.0		29.0		38.0	$17,540	$784	$376	$1,161	$11,228	$3,452	$14,682
Eminence High School	Public	6-12	254 West Broadway St	Eminence	40019	Henry County	Eminence Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 845-5427	551	41	13.3	41.2%	412 (74.8%)	24 (4.4%)	65 (11.8%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.8%)	46.3	142^nd of 254 public high schools	44.1%		67.4	82^nd of 290 public high schools	71.7%	60	26.0	25.0	25.0	41.0	40.0	43.0	46.0	41.0	28.0	19.0	40.0	45.0	40.0	36.0	49.0	44.0	$15,666	$436	$530	$967	$9,896	$2,839	$12,735
Shelby County Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	230 Rocket Lane	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(502) 633-6554	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ascension Academy	Public	7-12	1361 Frankfort Rd.	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(502) 647-4677	32	7	4.6	75.0%	17 (53.1%)	6 (18.8%)	6 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.4%)								(n/a)
Cultivate Virtual Learning Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1361 Frankfort Road	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(859) 201-2853	82	1	82.0	46.3%	46 (56.1%)	7 (8.5%)	23 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.1%)								(n/a)
Shelby County High School	Public	9-12	1701 Frankfort Rd	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(502) 633-2344	1,003	52	19.1	43.9%	624 (62.2%)	62 (6.2%)	251 (25.0%)	9 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (5.3%)	18.8	211^th of 254 public high schools	16.9%		34.3	191^st of 290 public high schools	34.1%	20				31.0				38.0		13.0		31.0		22.0		25.0	$11,988	$361	$319	$679	$8,857	$2,451	$11,308
Martha Layne Collins High School	Public	9-12	801 Discovery Blvd	Shelbyville	40065	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(502) 647-1160	1,157	63	18.3	38.8%	633 (54.7%)	87 (7.5%)	353 (30.5%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (6.4%)	48	135^th of 254 public high schools	46.9%		36	188^th of 290 public high schools	35.2%	53				40.0				40.0		22.0		49.0		43.0		35.0	$12,544	$285	$263	$548	$9,270	$2,726	$11,996
Oldham County High School	Public	9-12	1150 N Highway 393	La Grange	40031	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	No	(502) 222-9461	1,547	72	21.4	26.1%	1,238 (80.0%)	36 (2.3%)	179 (11.6%)	25 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (4.4%)	90	11^th of 254 public high schools	95.7%		90.7	11^th of 290 public high schools	96.2%					64.0				66.0		42.0		57.0		58.0		54.0	$18,818	$221	$51	$272	$8,225	$2,119	$10,541
The Robert L. Arvin Education Center	Public	11-12	1650 Colonels Dr	Buckner	40010	Oldham County	Oldham County	No	No	No	No	(502) 222-0131	0	19	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Trimble County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1029 Hwy 421N	Bedford	40006	Trimble County	Trimble County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 255-7781	541	30	18.2	51.2%	501 (92.6%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	30.9	188^th of 254 public high schools	26.0%		26.1	210^th of 290 public high schools	27.6%	22			15.0	20.0		36.0	18.0	40.0	14.0		25.0	46.0	16.0	24.0	34.0	38.0	$24,219	$334	$76	$410	$8,965	$3,848	$12,813

Frequently Asked Questions about Henry County High School

How many students attend Henry County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 608 students attended Henry County High School.

What schools feed into Henry County High School?

Henry County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Campbellsburg Elementary School
Elementary : Eastern Elementary School
Elementary : New Castle Elementary School
Middle : Henry County Middle School

What district is Henry County High School in?

Henry County

Is Henry County High School a good school?

Henry County High School ranks 150^th of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Henry County High School?

Students at Henry County High School are 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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