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Paris High School

Public Grades 9-12

231^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 9% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Paris High School is a public high school located in Paris, Kentucky, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 231 students. The school is part of the Paris Independent School District, which is ranked 155 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Paris High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky high schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 165 and 238 out of the state's high schools.

Paris High School consistently underperforms compared to the state and its nearby counterparts, such as Bourbon County High School and Nicholas County High School, on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had proficiency rates of only 23% in Mathematics, 28% in Reading, 31% in Writing, 22% in Social Studies, and 18% in Editing and Mechanics for 10th and 11th-grade students, which are significantly lower than the state averages. Additionally, Paris High School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25% to 39.6% over the past few years, much higher than the state average of around 15%.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $24,178 in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average of around $12,000 per student, the increased spending does not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes for the school. Paris High School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, high rates of chronic absenteeism, and a student population with a high percentage of low-socioeconomic status students, with 70.13% to 74.66% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years, much higher than the state average of around 60%.

267

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,178

Per pupil spending ?

79.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 34th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (24% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Kentucky average (84% vs 94%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

Kentucky avg42%

231^st of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

155^th of 157Paris 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
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
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%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
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
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
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 (2025)17th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school

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

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing31%-14 vs state

Reading28%-19 vs state

Mathematics23%-18 vs state

Social Studies22%-16 vs state

Editing and Mechanics18%-23 vs state

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Schools Near Paris 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 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
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%)	11.2	231^st of 254 public high schools	9.1%		14.9	238^th of 290 public high schools	17.9%	7				23.0				28.0			31.0		22.0		18.0	$24,178	$797	$482	$1,279	$10,926	$4,701	$15,629
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%)	44.9	147^th of 254 public high schools	42.1%		39.5	178^th of 290 public high schools	38.6%	31				35.0				51.0	14.0		43.0		38.0		42.0	$17,404	$1,469	$430	$1,899	$9,437	$2,385	$11,823
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%)	33.1	182^nd of 254 public high schools	28.3%		34.5	189^th of 290 public high schools	34.8%	7				40.0				44.0	16.0		34.0		31.0		32.0	$19,120	$187	$212	$399	$8,532	$3,234	$11,766
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%)	39	169^th of 254 public high schools	33.5%		44.1	154^th of 290 public high schools	46.9%	15		29.0	41.0	35.0		28.0	37.0	29.0		29.0	59.0	24.0	30.0	53.0	35.0	$33,933	$3,212	$747	$3,959	$15,610	$2,262	$24,220
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%)	33.1	183^rd of 254 public high schools	28.0%		38.5	181^st of 290 public high schools	37.6%	2				29.0				41.0	14.0		43.0		38.0		32.0	$20,437	$736	$1,013	$1,750	$13,444	$3,003	$16,447
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)															25.0
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%)	55.3	104^th of 254 public high schools	59.1%		56.7	115^th of 290 public high schools	60.3%	11				38.0				48.0	21.0		47.0		48.0		43.0	$21,401	$325	$982	$1,306	$13,130	$3,155	$16,284
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%)	20.6	207^th of 254 public high schools	18.5%		43.8	157^th of 290 public high schools	45.9%	50	50.0	46.0	33.0	24.0	70.0	44.0	40.0	40.0		29.0	29.0	50.0	27.0	57.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Paris High School

What schools feed into Paris High School?

Paris High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Paris Elementary School
Middle : Paris Middle 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.

How many students attend Paris High School?

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

What district is Paris High School in?

Paris Independent

Is Paris High School a good school?

Paris High School ranks in the bottom 9.1% of Kentucky high schools.

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