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Lincoln County High School

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Lincoln County High School ranks 149 th of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

149^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 41% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Lincoln County High School is a public high school in Stanford, Kentucky, serving 916 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Lincoln County School District, which is ranked 88 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Lincoln County High School has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, its academic performance has seen a decline in recent years. The school's statewide ranking has dropped from 68th out of 287 Kentucky high schools in 2016-2017 to 149th out of 254 in 2024-2025. Standardized test scores are generally below the state average, with only 31% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in KSA Mathematics, compared to the state average of 41%. The school's ACT performance is also below the state average, with only 24% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English, 17% in Mathematics, and 31% in Reading.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Boyle County High School, Lincoln County High School generally performs worse on academic measures. The school also faces demographic challenges, with 60.92% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $14,814 and a student-teacher ratio of 16:1, the school's leadership and the Lincoln County School District should explore strategies to address the underlying factors contributing to the school's academic challenges and improve student outcomes.

886

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,814

Per pupil spending ?

66.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

60 Education Way
Stanford, KY 40484-8411

(606) 365-9111

District: Lincoln County

Feeder schools for Lincoln County High School:

Elementary:	Crab Orchard Elementary School
	Highland Elementary School
	Hustonville Elementary School
	Stanford Elementary School
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	Waynesburg Elementary School
Middle:	Lincoln County Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.8%

Hispanic:

4.7%

African American:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Kentucky average (94%)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 25% Kentucky)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

Kentucky avg39%

149^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

88^th of 157Lincoln 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	149 of 254	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	164 of 290	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	130 of 276	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	105 of 271	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.7	150 of 267	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	111 of 285	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	89 of 271	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.5	68 of 287	76.3%	★★★★☆
2016	71.2	62 of 288	78.5%	★★★★☆
2015	69.2	75 of 295	74.6%	★★★★☆
2014	60.4	103 of 290	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.8	115 of 291	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.9	87 of 229	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	23.5	193 of 226	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.7	197 of 223	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.3	164 of 217	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.8	165 of 217	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.9	156 of 217	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	58.7	32 of 153	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	29.6	108 of 154	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.7	141 of 166	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	151 of 166	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	153 of 239	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	123 of 261	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	115 of 253	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	113 of 252	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	72 of 236	69.5%	★★★★☆
2019	60.0	93 of 249	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	62 of 234	73.5%	★★★★☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	98.9	1 of 9	88.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	67.8	10 of 38	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	42.6	73 of 102	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	63.3	44 of 115	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	5.7	121 of 124	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	98 of 116	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.2	69 of 114	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.7	14 of 88	84.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	103 of 242	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	149 of 274	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	101 of 272	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	78 of 266	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	56.5	73 of 234	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	104 of 254	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	70 of 232	69.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	146 of 239	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	186 of 262	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.9	131 of 259	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.5	97 of 257	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.0	172 of 238	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	154 of 251	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	141 of 237	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	19.7	35 of 39	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	26.7	133 of 168	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	153 of 162	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	54.8	104 of 226	54.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	152 of 251	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	174 of 273	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	133 of 264	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	123 of 260	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.1	142 of 203	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	128 of 219	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	107 of 198	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Foster Care (2019)89th percentile+28 vs school

Disabled (2022)79th percentile+18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)74th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile~ school

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

Female (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2024)21st percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)10th percentile-51 vs school

Hispanic (2024)2nd percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing50%+5 vs state

Reading41%-6 vs state

Editing and Mechanics40%~ state avg

Social Studies36%~ state avg

Mathematics31%-10 vs state

Science22%~ state avg

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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
Lincoln County High School	Public	9-12	60 Education Way	Stanford	40484	Lincoln County	Lincoln County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 365-9111	886	58	15.2	66.9%	796 (89.8%)	22 (2.5%)	42 (4.7%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.3%)	44.4	149^th of 254 public high schools	41.3%		41.9	164^th of 290 public high schools	43.4%	15	31.0	41.0	22.0	50.0	36.0	40.0	$14,814	$1,995	$307	$2,302	$7,810	$3,095	$10,905
Lincoln County Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	422 Education Way	Stanford	40484	Lincoln County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(606) 365-8500	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Garrard County High School	Public	9-12	599 Industry Rd	Lancaster	40444	Garrard County	Garrard County	No	No	No	No	(859) 792-2146	792	54	14.7	57.3%	683 (86.2%)	17 (2.1%)	51 (6.4%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.2%)	52	114^th of 254 public high schools	55.1%		37.5	184^th of 290 public high schools	36.6%	70	39.0	44.0	27.0	46.0	39.0	40.0	$12,965	$1,253	$179	$1,432	$8,352	$3,181	$11,533
Garrard County Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	306 W. Maple Ave	Lancaster	40444	Garrard County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(859) 792-2144	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Danville High School	Public	9-12	203 E. Lexington Ave.	Danville	40422	Boyle County	Danville Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 936-8503	492	33	14.9	59.8%	258 (52.4%)	83 (16.9%)	79 (16.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (14.0%)	43.2	156^th of 254 public high schools	38.6%		44	155^th of 290 public high schools	46.6%	1	41.0	50.0		41.0	33.0	32.0	$18,707	$757	$965	$1,722	$13,025	$4,091	$17,118
Anchor Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	115 E. Lexington Ave.	Danville	40422	Boyle County	Danville Independent	No	No	Yes	No	(859) 238-1300	34	4	8.5	64.7%	24 (70.6%)	3 (8.8%)	2 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (14.7%)								(n/a)
Boyle County High School	Public	9-12	1637 Perryville Rd	Danville	40422	Boyle County	Boyle County	No	No	No	No	(859) 236-5047	869	51	17.1	45.2%	762 (87.7%)	27 (3.1%)	34 (3.9%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.4%)	89.2	12^th of 254 public high schools	95.3%		94.1	8^th of 290 public high schools	97.2%	4	58.0	62.0	35.0	65.0	58.0	55.0	$10,819	$219	$136	$355	$10,719	$2,870	$10,466
Boyle County Day Treatment	Public, Virtual	6-12	1637 Perryville Road	Danville	40422	Boyle County	Boyle County	No	No	Yes	No	(859) 236-6634	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Casey County High School	Public	9-12	1841 E Ky 70	Liberty	42539	Casey County	Casey County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 787-6151	630	41	15.2	65.2%	543 (86.2%)	7 (1.1%)	56 (8.9%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	46.7	138^th of 254 public high schools	45.7%		74.6	55^th of 290 public high schools	81.0%	83	44.0	40.0	20.0	47.0	36.0	40.0	$21,695	$1,534	$1,358	$2,824	$9,985	$5,364	$14,658
Casey County Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	1723 East KY 70	Liberty	42539	Casey County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(606) 787-6241	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln County High School

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln County High School?

Students at Lincoln County High School are 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Lincoln County High School a good school?

Lincoln County High School ranks 149^th of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Lincoln County High School in?

Lincoln County

How many students attend Lincoln County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 886 students attended Lincoln County High School.

What schools feed into Lincoln County High School?

Lincoln County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Crab Orchard Elementary School
Elementary : Highland Elementary School
Elementary : Hustonville Elementary School
Elementary : Stanford Elementary School
Elementary : Waynesburg Elementary School
Middle : Lincoln County Middle School

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