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Lawrence County High School

Public Grades 9-12

218^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 14% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Lawrence County High School is a public high school located in Louisa, Kentucky, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 754 students. The school is part of the Lawrence County School District, which is ranked 97 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Over the past few years, Lawrence County High School has seen a fluctuating statewide ranking, ranging from 106 out of 276 Kentucky high schools (ranked 3 out of 5 stars) in 2022-2023 to 218 out of 254 Kentucky high schools (ranked 1 out of 5 stars) in 2024-2025, indicating that the school's performance has been below average compared to other high schools in the state. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments (KSA) and the ACT, is consistently below the state average across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 10th-grade proficiency rates were 27% in math, 36% in reading, and 28% in writing, compared to the state averages of 41%, 47%, and 45%, respectively.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Boyd County High School and Martin County High School, have similar performance profiles to Lawrence County High School, with below-average statewide rankings and academic proficiency rates. However, Lawrence County High School appears to have a higher percentage of students from low-income backgrounds, with 61.54% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, compared to 50.65% at Boyd County High School and 64.95% at Martin County High School.

757

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,006

Per pupil spending ?

57.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Bulldog Ln
Louisa, KY 41230

(606) 638-9676

District: Lawrence County

Feeder schools for Lawrence County High School:

Elementary:	Blaine Elementary School
	Fallsburg Elementary School
	Louisa East Elementary School
	Louisa West Elementary School
Middle:	Louisa Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.3%

Hispanic:

1.6%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (27% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 25% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

Kentucky avg42%

218^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 48 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

97^th of 157Lawrence 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	15.3	218 of 254	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	173 of 290	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	106 of 276	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.8	176 of 271	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	145 of 267	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	173 of 285	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	130 of 271	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.3	121 of 287	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.7	146 of 288	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.9	112 of 295	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.2	163 of 290	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.2	143 of 291	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	32.4	167 of 229	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.2	205 of 226	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	25.5	185 of 223	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.0	206 of 217	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.5	209 of 217	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	19.8	193 of 217	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	37.7	100 of 153	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	60 of 154	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.0	20 of 166	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	53.3	55 of 166	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	210 of 239	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	169 of 261	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.5	82 of 253	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.2	166 of 252	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	97 of 236	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	107 of 249	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	116 of 234	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2018	67.2	36 of 115	68.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	20 of 21	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	44.5	17 of 30	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.6	9 of 37	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	42.0	20 of 32	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	19 of 26	26.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.7	10 of 33	69.7%	★★★★☆
2018	44.4	16 of 25	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	212 of 242	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.9	161 of 274	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.0	47 of 272	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	46.0	136 of 266	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	125 of 234	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.0	105 of 254	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.9	189 of 232	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	215 of 239	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.2	151 of 262	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.0	120 of 259	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.3	181 of 257	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.2	190 of 238	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	202 of 251	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	162 of 237	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	36.0	103 of 168	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.7	27 of 162	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	38.1	155 of 226	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	231 of 251	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	185 of 273	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	125 of 264	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.5	189 of 260	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.7	89 of 203	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.3	155 of 198	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2018)69th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2024)39th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)35th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2025)5th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading36%-11 vs state

Writing28%-17 vs state

Mathematics27%-14 vs state

Editing and Mechanics26%-15 vs state

Social Studies17%-21 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
Lawrence County High School	Public	9-12	100 Bulldog Ln	Louisa	41230	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 638-9676	757	51	14.8	57.3%	729 (96.3%)	6 (0.8%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	15.3	218^th of 254 public high schools	14.2%		40.6	173^rd of 290 public high schools	40.3%	45	27.0	36.0		28.0	17.0	26.0	$33,006	$2,233	$989	$3,222	$15,621	$5,118	$20,739
Martin County Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	135 Holly Bush Road	Inez	41224	Martin County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(606) 298-3879	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Martin County High School	Public	9-12	137 Holly Bush Road	Inez	41224	Martin County	Martin County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 298-3591	519	30	17.3	67.4%	499 (96.1%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	33.7	181^st of 254 public high schools	28.7%		33	196^th of 290 public high schools	32.4%	15	33.0	43.0	14.0	49.0	24.0	35.0	$16,687	$2,656	$1,238	$3,894	$9,226	$5,130	$14,357
Boyd County Central School	Public	6-12	12001 Twin Ridge Road	Ashland	41102	Boyd County	Boyd County	No	No	No	No	(606) 925-0400	18	6	3.0	88.9%	17 (94.4%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Boyd County High School	Public	9-12	14375 Lions Lane	Ashland	41102	Boyd County	Boyd County	No	No	No	No	(606) 928-7100	888	55	16.1	52.8%	844 (95.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.6%)	50.9	119^th of 254 public high schools	53.1%		43.3	158^th of 290 public high schools	45.5%	39	38.0	49.0	21.0	47.0	37.0	43.0	$23,850	$1,837	$75	$492	$12,027	$2,997	$15,060

Frequently Asked Questions about Lawrence County High School

How many students attend Lawrence County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 757 students attended Lawrence County High School.

What is the racial makeup of Lawrence County High School?

Students at Lawrence County High School are 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Is Lawrence County High School a good school?

Lawrence County High School ranks in the bottom 14.2% of Kentucky high schools.

What schools feed into Lawrence County High School?

Lawrence County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Blaine Elementary School
Elementary : Fallsburg Elementary School
Elementary : Louisa East Elementary School
Elementary : Louisa West Elementary School
Middle : Louisa Middle School

What district is Lawrence County High School in?

Lawrence County

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.