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Pendleton County High School

Q: Is Pendleton County High School a good school?

Pendleton County High School ranks 187 th of 262 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

187^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 262 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 29% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Pendleton County High School serves 667 students in grades 9–12 in Falmouth, Kentucky. SchoolDigger ranks it 187th of 262 Kentucky schools, at the 29th percentile and with 1 star for 2025–2026. Its results vary substantially by subject, and the most important concern is 11th-grade social studies: 22% of students were proficient, 15 points below the state.

Reading is the school’s clearest strength: 53% of 10th graders were proficient, 4 points above the state and 2 points above the nearby-school average; that was the third-highest result among seven schools with reported scores. Science and social studies stand out as weaknesses compared with nearby schools as well as the state: 10% were proficient in science, 13 points below the state and the second-lowest nearby result, while social studies was 15 points below the state and second-lowest nearby. Math was closer to the state, at 37% versus 40%. All six latest test results exactly matched those of the Pendleton County district.

Over time, 10th-grade math proficiency rose 15 points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, compared with a 6-point state increase; reading rose 12 points while the state gained 3. Science improved only 3 points as the state rose 12, and social studies fell 5 points. SchoolDigger’s percentile improved from 21 in 2024–2025 to 29, though it was 65 in 2015–2016. In 2024–2025, 57% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a 47% average at six nearby conventional high schools; the student-teacher ratio was 19.0 versus 17.7. One notable historical subgroup result is Disabled Students: SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness percentile fell from 58 in 2017–2018 to 4 in 2021–2022, when the school’s overall percentile was 24; the available subgroup figures do not establish a current pattern.

667

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,859

Per pupil spending ?

57.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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: Rebounding — 21st percentile in 2025 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2026) from a 21st-percentile low (2025)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (32% vs 39% meeting standards)

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

!Social Studies scores 15 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Kentucky avg39%

187^th of 262

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 36 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

117^th of 158Pendleton 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
2026	31.2	187 of 262	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	36.1	168 of 244	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	28.1	188 of 245	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	26.9	187 of 243	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	24.4	197 of 253	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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

Female (2026)31st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)22nd percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Reading53%+4 vs state

Writing41%-6 vs state

Mathematics37%-3 vs state

Editing and Mechanics29%-11 vs state

Social Studies22%-15 vs state

Science10%-13 vs state

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What people are saying

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 (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
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%)	31.2	187^th of 262 public high schools	28.6%		22.3	201^st of 254 public high schools	20.9%	14				37.0				53.0		10.0		41.0		22.0		29.0	$17,859	$994	$13,384
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%)	49.1	126^th of 262 public high schools	51.9%		52	113^th of 254 public high schools	55.5%	13				40.0				35.0				56.0		33.0		44.0	$20,846	$1,422	$16,378
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%)	29.6	191^st of 262 public high schools	27.1%		22.8	199^th of 254 public high schools	21.7%	8				32.0				42.0		12.0		50.0		28.0		26.0	$14,108	$790	$13,318
Northern Ky Youth Dev Center	Public, Virtual	6-12	15600 Turner Rd	Crittenden	41030	Grant 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%)	23.8	205^th of 262 public high schools	21.8%		45.3	146^th of 254 public high schools	42.5%	59				33.0				56.0		7.0		35.0		11.0		22.0	$15,051	$683	$14,368
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%)	77	41^st of 262 public high schools	84.4%		72.8	48^th of 254 public high schools	81.1%	7				51.0				59.0		32.0		53.0		49.0		53.0	$15,282	$805	$14,477
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%)	85	17^th of 262 public high schools	93.5%		83	25^th of 254 public high schools	90.2%	8				58.0				55.0		36.0		65.0		52.0		58.0	$23,971	$215	$15,756
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)																	$27,068	$1,309	$25,760
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%)	62.7	85^th of 262 public high schools	67.6%		55.4	101^st of 254 public high schools	60.2%	16				51.0				57.0		24.0		48.0		40.0		44.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Pendleton County High School

What district is Pendleton County High School in?

Pendleton County

Is Pendleton County High School a good school?

Pendleton County High School ranks 187^th of 262 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Pendleton County High School?

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

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 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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