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Pendleton County High School

Public Grades 9-12

201^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 21% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Pendleton County High School is a public high school located in Falmouth, Kentucky, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 710 students. The school is part of the Pendleton County School District, which is ranked 128 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pendleton County High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Kentucky high schools, with a ranking between 184-211 out of 267-290 schools over the past 5 years. The school has a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average academic performance compared to other Kentucky high schools. The school struggles across various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20-25% of Kentucky high schools for female, male, white, low socioeconomic status, and disabled students. However, the school's performance for special education students is slightly better, ranking in the middle 50% of Kentucky high schools.

Pendleton County High School's 4-year graduation rate is around 92-96%, slightly below the state average of 96-97%, and its dropout rate is 0-1.3%, slightly higher than the state average of 0.2-0.5%. The school also has a chronic absenteeism rate of 20-28%, significantly higher than the state average of 15-18%. Compared to neighboring high schools like Simon Kenton High School, Walton-Verona High School, and Campbell County High School, Pendleton County High School consistently underperforms across various metrics, including academic performance, graduation rates, and test scores.

667

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,010

Per pupil spending ?

57.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2359 Hwy 27 N
Falmouth, KY 41040

(859) 654-3355

District: Pendleton County

Feeder schools for Pendleton County High School:

Elementary:	Northern Elementary School
	Southern Elementary School
Middle:	Phillip Sharp Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.7%

Two or more races:

2.1%

Hispanic:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Kentucky average (94%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (28% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg28%

Kentucky avg39%

201^st of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 40 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

128^th of 157Pendleton 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	22.3	201 of 254	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	194 of 290	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	211 of 276	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	207 of 271	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	184 of 267	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.2	133 of 285	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	105 of 271	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.4	174 of 287	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	60.7	102 of 288	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.2	116 of 295	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.4	109 of 290	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.1	179 of 291	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.6	124 of 229	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.6	98 of 226	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	44.2	131 of 223	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.8	112 of 217	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.0	158 of 217	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.8	169 of 217	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	13.8	147 of 153	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	124 of 166	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.3	69 of 166	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	200 of 239	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	193 of 261	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	200 of 253	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	192 of 252	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	151 of 236	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.7	99 of 249	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.0	55 of 234	76.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2018	73.1	22 of 115	80.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	194 of 242	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	204 of 274	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	233 of 272	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	198 of 266	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.7	106 of 234	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	142 of 254	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	140 of 232	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	200 of 239	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	184 of 262	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.5	212 of 259	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	205 of 257	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	139 of 238	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	161 of 251	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	181 of 237	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	36.6	97 of 168	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	112 of 226	50.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	217 of 251	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	211 of 273	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	227 of 264	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	221 of 260	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	140 of 203	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	122 of 219	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	115 of 198	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2018)81st percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2024)42nd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading44%-3 vs state

Writing33%-12 vs state

Mathematics30%-11 vs state

Editing and Mechanics28%-13 vs state

Social Studies25%-13 vs state

Science9%-13 vs state

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by a citizen
Friday, February 19, 2010

Phillip A. Sharp shared the 1993 Nobel Prize in medicine and physiology for the discovery of split genes, which proved that genes can be composed of several separate segments. Phillip graduated from Pendleton High School in 1960. ALL Americans should be very proud of Mr. Sharp. 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 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
Pendleton County High School	Public	9-12	2359 Hwy 27 N	Falmouth	41040	Pendleton County	Pendleton County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 654-3355	667	35	19.0	57.3%	638 (95.7%)	5 (0.7%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	22.3	201^st of 254 public high schools	20.9%		33.1	194^th of 290 public high schools	33.1%	7	30.0	44.0	9.0	33.0	25.0	28.0	$19,010	$712	$661	$1,373	$9,045	$3,023	$12,070
Williamstown Senior High	Public	9-12	300 Helton Street	Williamstown	41097	Grant County	Williamstown Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 824-4421	200	17	11.7	50.5%	172 (86.0%)	2 (1.0%)	15 (7.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	52	113^th of 254 public high schools	55.5%		73.7	58^th of 290 public high schools	80.0%	55	39.0	42.0		52.0	34.0	46.0	$24,046	$984	$780	$1,764	$10,902	$4,025	$14,929
Grant County High School	Public	9-12	715 Warsaw Road	Dry Ridge	41035	Grant County	Grant County	No	No	No	No	(859) 824-9739	1,016	52	19.5	64.9%	901 (88.7%)	10 (1.0%)	68 (6.7%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	30 (3.0%)	22.8	199^th of 254 public high schools	21.7%		30.3	203^rd of 290 public high schools	30.0%	4	29.0	35.0		43.0	23.0	25.0	$12,550	$617	$398	$1,015	$10,166	$4,309	$14,581
Northern Ky Youth Dev Center	Public, Virtual	6-12	15600 Turner Rd	Crittenden	41030	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	Yes	No	(859) 363-2541	8	2	5.3		6 (75.0%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)								(n/a)
Bracken County High School	Public	9-12	350 W Miami St	Brooksville	41004	Bracken County	Bracken County	No	No	No	No	(606) 735-3153	377	20	18.5	54.4%	358 (95.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	45.3	146^th of 254 public high schools	42.5%		50	141^st of 290 public high schools	51.4%	5	33.0	45.0	22.0	49.0	31.0	42.0	$14,037	$347	$644	$991	$9,047	$3,999	$13,046
Campbell County Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	909 Camel Crossing	Alexandria	41001	Campbell County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(859) 635-4101	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Campbell County High School	Public	9-12	909 Camel Crossing	Alexandria	41001	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	No	(859) 635-4161	1,519	85	17.9	40.4%	1,359 (89.5%)	30 (2.0%)	41 (2.7%)	22 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (4.3%)	72.8	48^th of 254 public high schools	81.1%		60.6	99^th of 290 public high schools	65.9%	51	54.0	55.0	29.0	49.0	45.0	51.0	$14,222	$703	$416	$1,120	$9,666	$3,437	$13,102
Walton-Verona High School	Public	9-12	30 School Rd	Walton	41094	Boone County	Walton-Verona Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 485-7721	548	36	15.2	34.1%	507 (92.5%)	8 (1.5%)	14 (2.6%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	83	25^th of 254 public high schools	90.2%		84.9	20^th of 290 public high schools	93.1%	5	55.0	55.0	28.0	69.0	52.0	58.0	$25,122	$404	$132	$536	$11,636	$3,171	$14,807
Alexandria Educational Center	Public, Virtual	6-12	51 Orchard Ln	Alexandria	41001	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	Yes	No	(859) 635-9113	46	5	9.2	69.6%	39 (84.8%)	1 (2.2%)	3 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)								(n/a)
Simon Kenton High School	Public	9-12	11132 Madison Pk	Independence	41051	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 960-0100	1,893	80	23.6	38.6%	1,658 (87.6%)	45 (2.4%)	84 (4.4%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	95 (5.0%)	55.4	101^st of 254 public high schools	60.2%		62.6	95^th of 290 public high schools	67.2%	6	48.0	50.0	20.0	48.0	37.0	43.0	$15,078	$335	$312	$8,421	$2,051	$647	$10,472

Frequently Asked Questions about Pendleton County High School

How many students attend Pendleton County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 667 students attended Pendleton County High School.

Is Pendleton County High School a good school?

Pendleton County High School ranks in the bottom 20.9% of Kentucky high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Pendleton County High School?

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

What district is Pendleton County High School in?

Pendleton County

What schools feed into Pendleton County High School?

Pendleton County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Northern Elementary School
Elementary : Southern Elementary School
Middle : Phillip Sharp Middle School

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