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Hickman County High School

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Hickman County High School ranks 124 th of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

124^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 51% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Hickman County High School is a public high school located in Clinton, Kentucky, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 305 students. The school is part of the Hickman County School District, which is ranked 66 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hickman County High School has shown strong academic performance, ranking among the top 26-33 high schools in Kentucky in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally above the state average, particularly in subjects like Writing, Editing and Mechanics, and Social Studies. Additionally, Hickman County High School's students have consistently outperformed the state average on the ACT exam, with higher proficiency rates in English, Mathematics, and Reading. The school has also maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 92.2% to 98.2% in recent years, which are above the state average, and has low dropout rates, ranging from 0.3% to 1.3% in the past few years.

Compared to nearby schools, Hickman County High School outperforms Fulton County High School and Carlisle County High School on various academic metrics, such as state assessment proficiency rates and ACT performance. However, the nearby Graves County High School, which is part of a higher-ranked Graves County district, also demonstrates strong academic performance, often ranking higher than Hickman County High School on statewide comparisons. Despite its overall strong performance, Hickman County High School faces challenges related to chronic absenteeism, ranging from 12.4% to 28.0% in recent years, and serves a student population with a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 57.28% to 60.66% in recent years.

316

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,425

Per pupil spending ?

58.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 James H Phillips Dr
Clinton, KY 42031

(270) 653-4044

District: Hickman County

Feeder schools for Hickman County High School:

Elementary:

Hickman County Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.4%

Two or more races:

11.1%

African American:

10.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (49% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

✓Above the Kentucky median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg49%

Kentucky avg41%

Middle school

63^rd of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 31 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

124^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Kentucky High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

66^th of 157Hickman 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	63 of 320	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	75 of 324	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	83 of 327	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	57.2	114 of 320	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.1	46 of 282	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	59.8	115 of 335	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	131 of 322	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.2	194 of 330	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.7	161 of 331	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.9	170 of 337	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	44.4	201 of 335	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.3	231 of 335	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.1	117 of 319	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.6	159 of 304	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.5	190 of 299	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.3	112 of 289	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	77.9	47 of 287	83.6%	★★★★☆
2007	57.5	116 of 284	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	44 of 298	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	36 of 300	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	64 of 295	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	47 of 299	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	86.0	13 of 233	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	73.5	55 of 299	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	56.5	115 of 290	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	56 of 314	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	61.4	94 of 311	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	89 of 309	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	84 of 310	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	74 of 303	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	55.6	112 of 285	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	76 of 303	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	86 of 304	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	52.9	130 of 307	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	121 of 304	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.5	44 of 222	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	43.1	175 of 303	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	153 of 293	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	57.0	115 of 294	60.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	45 of 314	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	41 of 316	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	81 of 320	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	51.7	131 of 314	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.8	43 of 213	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	53.7	116 of 266	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	127 of 253	49.8%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	124 of 254	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.9	32 of 290	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	26 of 276	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	77.0	33 of 271	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	47.7	114 of 267	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	81 of 285	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	48.2	134 of 271	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.8	117 of 287	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	75.0	50 of 288	82.6%	★★★★☆
2015	82.5	29 of 295	90.2%	★★★★★
2014	76.5	43 of 290	85.2%	★★★★☆
2013	68.2	71 of 291	75.6%	★★★★☆
2012	66.1	57 of 229	75.1%	★★★★☆
2011	83.5	15 of 226	93.4%	★★★★★
2010	61.3	70 of 223	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	39.3	138 of 217	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.8	69 of 217	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	79.5	25 of 217	88.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	131 of 239	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	81.0	24 of 261	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	12 of 253	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	79.5	22 of 252	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	18.9	202 of 236	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.2	75 of 249	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	89.1	13 of 234	94.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	89 of 242	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.5	29 of 274	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	28 of 272	89.7%	★★★★★
2022	76.6	26 of 266	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	31.2	181 of 234	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.9	77 of 254	69.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.7	57 of 232	75.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	110 of 239	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.0	64 of 262	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	38 of 259	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	55 of 257	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	48.6	94 of 238	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	65 of 251	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	38.1	160 of 237	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	71.9	39 of 226	82.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	135 of 251	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	76.5	39 of 273	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	25 of 264	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	74.9	37 of 260	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	60.5	79 of 219	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	98 of 198	50.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Middle school

White (2025)86th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2019)61st percentile-5 vs school

High school

Special Education (2019)83rd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing80%+34 vs state

Editing and Mechanics60%+16 vs state

Social Studies50%+11 vs state

Reading45%~ state avg

Mathematics41%~ state avg

Science24%~ state avg

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by a student
Wednesday, February 16, 2022

hickman county is extremely racist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, and sexist. the discrimination here is INSANE. they talk about how you can't be on your phones because they want you to socialize yet middle school and high school can't talk to eachother??? doesn't even make sense. and not to mention girls can't wear leggings. that is predatory and pedophilic, instead of making girls cover up tell the male teachers to quit being perverts. this school is awful, they don't care about mental issues or certain triggers or if you are neurodivergent and learn differently. the teachers are rude and ignorant. hickman county is an awful school. Close Quote

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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 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
Hickman County High School	Public	7-12	301 James H Phillips Dr	Clinton	42031	Hickman County	Hickman County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 653-4044	316	24	13.1	58.2%	235 (74.4%)	32 (10.1%)	13 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.1%)	49.9	124^th of 254 public high schools	51.2%		78.9	32^nd of 290 public high schools	89.0%	92	49.0	54.0	21.0	37.0	54.0	43.0	33.0	14.0	86.0	75.0	60.0	39.0	72.0	49.0	$17,425	$605	$550	$1,156	$11,513	$3,671	$15,184
Four Rivers Career Academy	Public	8-12	2720 Moscow Ave	Hickman	42050	Fulton County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(270) 236-2517	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Fulton County High School	Public	9-12	2740 Moscow Ave	Hickman	42050	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 236-3904	174	16	11.2	64.4%	96 (55.2%)	57 (32.8%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.0%)	58.3	84^th of 254 public high schools	66.9%		61.2	97^th of 290 public high schools	66.6%	13			50.0			50.0				54.0		24.0		46.0	$17,474	$3,684	$215	$3,899	$8,946	$4,628	$13,575
Carlisle County High School	Public	9-12	4557 State Route 1377	Bardwell	42023	Carlisle County	Carlisle County	No	No	No	No	(270) 628-3800	184	15	12.2	54.3%	157 (85.3%)	4 (2.2%)	15 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	39.4	168^th of 254 public high schools	33.9%		54.7	124^th of 290 public high schools	57.2%	44			37.0			51.0				35.0		33.0		33.0	$20,395	$502	$890	$1,392	$10,284	$4,941	$15,225
Mayfield Youth Development Center	Public	6-12	3179 State Rt 45 S	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Graves County	No	No	No	No	(270) 247-9609	6	1	6.0		5 (83.3%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Gateway Academy High School	Public, Virtual	7-12	1211 Eagles Way	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Graves County	No	No	Yes	No	(270) 328-4979	48	1	48.0	62.5%	34 (70.8%)	2 (4.2%)	9 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.3%)								(n/a)
Graves County High School	Public	9-12	1220 Eagles Way	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Graves County	No	No	No	No	(270) 328-6242	1,145	68	16.8	52.8%	923 (80.6%)	20 (1.7%)	115 (10.0%)	11 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	73 (6.4%)	56.4	94^th of 254 public high schools	63.0%		75.3	49^th of 290 public high schools	83.1%	45			44.0			47.0		25.0		40.0		49.0		41.0	$14,567	$481	$871	$1,352	$10,181	$3,038	$13,219

Frequently Asked Questions about Hickman County High School

What schools feed into Hickman County High School?

Hickman County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hickman County Elementary School

What district is Hickman County High School in?

Hickman County

Is Hickman County High School a good school?

Hickman County High School ranks 124^th of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hickman County High School?

Students at Hickman County High School are 74% White, 11% Two or more races, 10% African American, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend Hickman County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 316 students attended Hickman County High School.

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