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Paris High School

Public Grades 9-12

223^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 262 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 15% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Paris High School enrolls 267 students in grades 9–12 in Paris, Kentucky, a small city in Bourbon County with several nearby high schools. Its latest KSA proficiency rates are below Kentucky’s in all six reported subjects and match those of Paris Independent. The clearest concern is 11th-grade performance, especially social studies, where Paris has its lowest result and its largest gaps with both the state and nearby schools.

Paris’s strongest result compared with nearby schools is 10th-grade math: 32% of students were proficient, versus a nearby-school average of 29%, although Paris remains 8 points below the state’s 40%. Reading was 39%, 5 points below the nearby average and 10 below the state. All four reported 11th-grade subjects were below nearby averages: social studies was 11% versus 31%, and writing was 26% versus 38%. Paris was also 8 points below the nearby average in science and 9 points below it in editing and mechanics. Its reported graduation rate is a bright spot at 99%, compared with 94% statewide. However, chronic absenteeism is 39%, 12 points above the district and 15 above the state.

Over the past three KSA years, math proficiency rose 19 points and editing and mechanics rose 9, while writing fell 3 points and social studies fell 8. SchoolDigger ranks Paris at the 15th percentile with 1 star in 2025–2026, the lowest among nearby schools with a ranking; Success Academy is next at the 17th percentile. Paris improved from the 9th percentile the year before, but remains below its 18th-percentile standing in 2023–2024. A notable group-specific result is SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for African American students: the 44th percentile in 2023–2024, compared with Paris’s overall 18th percentile that year—a relative strength in this measure of how well the school serves that group. Paris’s 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 17.5, close to the nearby-school median of 17.2. In that same year, 79% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the highest share among nearby schools.

267

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,449

Per pupil spending ?

79.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

308 W 7th St
Paris, KY 40361

(859) 987-2168

District: Paris Independent

Feeder schools for Paris High School:

Elementary:	Paris Elementary School
Middle:	Paris Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.4%

African American:

22.1%

Hispanic:

18.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (24% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 24% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

Kentucky avg39%

223^rd of 262

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

157^th of 158Paris Independent 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
2026	15.8	223 of 262	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	231 of 254	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	238 of 290	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	200 of 276	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	189 of 271	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.0	210 of 267	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	203 of 285	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	165 of 271	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.8	211 of 287	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	46.7	185 of 288	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.9	196 of 295	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.2	194 of 290	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.7	153 of 291	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	71.8	44 of 229	80.8%	★★★★☆
2011	56.8	81 of 226	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	88.5	12 of 223	94.6%	★★★★★
2009	74.5	30 of 217	86.2%	★★★★☆
2008	65.0	50 of 217	77.0%	★★★★☆
2007	78.9	26 of 217	88.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	40.9	52 of 93	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	71 of 89	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.3	41 of 78	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	65 of 89	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.8	33 of 94	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	209 of 244	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.3	219 of 239	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	221 of 261	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	178 of 253	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	124 of 252	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	18.8	203 of 236	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	170 of 249	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	177 of 234	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	8.4	110 of 115	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	223 of 245	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.8	231 of 242	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	244 of 274	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	232 of 272	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	199 of 266	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	217 of 234	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	199 of 254	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.3	139 of 232	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	212 of 243	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.3	229 of 239	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	224 of 262	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	197 of 259	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	224 of 257	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	199 of 238	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	213 of 251	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	159 of 237	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2021	7.1	47 of 49	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	200 of 253	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.2	208 of 251	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	240 of 273	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	174 of 264	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.6	97 of 260	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.4	90 of 203	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.8	134 of 219	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	111 of 198	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)44th percentile+26 vs school

White (2026)21st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile~ school

Male (2026)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)4th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)4th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Reading39%-10 vs state

Mathematics32%-8 vs state

Writing26%-21 vs state

Editing and Mechanics26%-14 vs state

Social Studies11%-26 vs state

Science9%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)				KSA Reading (2026)				KSA Science (2026)		KSA Writing (2026)		KSA Social Studies (2026)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	15.8	223^rd of 262 public high schools	14.9%		11.2	231^st of 254 public high schools	9.1%	8				32.0				39.0		9.0		26.0		11.0		26.0	$28,449	$983	$14,983
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%)	29.2	192^nd of 262 public high schools	26.7%		44.9	147^th of 254 public high schools	42.1%	45				28.0				40.0		14.0		36.0		31.0		39.0	$15,507	$778	$14,729
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%)	33.4	178^th of 262 public high schools	32.1%		33.1	182^nd of 254 public high schools	28.3%	4				32.0				48.0		16.0		34.0		32.0		36.0	$34,247	$232	$11,718
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)
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%)	30.3	189^th of 262 public high schools	27.9%		39	169^th of 254 public high schools	33.5%	20		28.0	28.0	29.0		34.0	19.0	37.0	18.0		25.0	50.0	19.0	22.0	40.0	34.0	$18,603	$1,492	$10,979
Bryan Station High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	201 Eastin Rd	Lexington	40505	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(859) 381-3308	2,030	117	17.2	61.7%	491 (24.2%)	650 (32.0%)	759 (37.4%)	21 (1.0%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	104 (5.1%)	36.1	168^th of 262 public high schools	35.9%		33.1	183^rd of 254 public high schools	28.0%	15				32.0				46.0		16.0		43.0		35.0		34.0
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)
Frederick Douglass High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	2000 Winchester Road	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	No	(859) 381-3780	1,770	98	17.9	46.2%	754 (42.6%)	536 (30.3%)	294 (16.6%)	69 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	113 (6.4%)	47.8	134^th of 262 public high schools	48.9%		55.3	104^th of 254 public high schools	59.1%	30				33.0				52.0		26.0		37.0		42.0		38.0
Carter G. Woodson Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	2000 Winchester Road	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	Yes	No	No	(859) 381-3933	316	25	12.7	60.4%	18 (5.7%)	238 (75.3%)	30 (9.5%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)	46.9	136^th of 262 public high schools	48.1%		20.6	207^th of 254 public high schools	18.5%	71	40.0	53.0	33.0	41.0	53.0	72.0	45.0	56.0	44.0		52.0	44.0	50.0	36.0	45.0	28.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Paris High School

What is the racial makeup of Paris High School?

Students at Paris High School are 46% White, 22% African American, 18% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races.

What district is Paris High School in?

Paris Independent

What schools feed into Paris High School?

Paris High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Paris Elementary School
Middle : Paris Middle School

Is Paris High School a good school?

Paris High School ranks in the bottom 14.9% of Kentucky high schools.

How many students attend Paris High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 267 students attended Paris High School.

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