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Webster County High School

Public Grades 9-12

193^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 24% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Webster County High School is a public high school located in Dixon, Kentucky, serving 668 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Webster County School District, which is ranked 116 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Webster County High School has a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 92.2% to 95.2% in recent years, it has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on academic assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the state average in mathematics (25% vs. 41%), reading (35% vs. 47%), and science (17% vs. 22%). Additionally, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 24.7% to 31.9% in recent years, which is much higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Hopkins County Day Treatment, Union County High School, Union County Learning Academy, and Madisonville North Hopkins High School, Webster County High School generally underperforms on key metrics like academic performance, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. The school's performance on various student subgroups, such as Hispanic and English Language Learner students, is particularly concerning, with these groups ranking in the bottom quartile of Kentucky high schools.

660

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,171

Per pupil spending ?

55.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1922 US Hwy 41A S
Dixon, KY 42409

(270) 639-5092

District: Webster County

Feeder schools for Webster County High School:

Elementary:	Clay Elementary School
	Dixon Elementary School
	Providence Elementary School
	Sebree Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.0%

Hispanic:

19.7%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (30% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg30%

Kentucky avg39%

193^rd of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 35 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

116^th of 157Webster 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	27.9	193 of 254	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.3	174 of 290	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	195 of 276	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	181 of 271	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	211 of 267	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	174 of 285	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	126 of 271	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.8	93 of 287	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.7	116 of 288	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.5	120 of 295	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	45.9	172 of 290	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.0	150 of 291	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.3	184 of 229	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	52.6	99 of 226	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.1	92 of 223	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.0	106 of 217	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.8	49 of 217	77.4%	★★★★☆
2007	51.9	93 of 217	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	51.3	54 of 153	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	72 of 166	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	90.5	12 of 166	92.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	27.0	30 of 37	18.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	175 of 239	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	164 of 261	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	179 of 253	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	184 of 252	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	183 of 236	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.2	144 of 249	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.8	65 of 234	72.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2018	85.2	2 of 115	98.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	98 of 115	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	102 of 124	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	111 of 116	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	79 of 114	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	60 of 92	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	66 of 88	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	62 of 80	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	16 of 21	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	75.5	7 of 30	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	32.2	26 of 37	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	17 of 32	46.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.0	22 of 26	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.2	11 of 33	66.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	209 of 242	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	178 of 274	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	195 of 272	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.3	159 of 266	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.2	222 of 234	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.3	164 of 254	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	150 of 232	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	203 of 239	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	169 of 262	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	204 of 259	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	152 of 257	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	176 of 238	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	187 of 251	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	174 of 237	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	24.4	139 of 168	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	118 of 162	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	146 of 226	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	185 of 251	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.8	164 of 273	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	176 of 264	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	164 of 260	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.9	156 of 203	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	140 of 219	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	110 of 198	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)98th percentile+45 vs school

Disabled (2022)65th percentile+31 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)24th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)19th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2024)17th percentile-23 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing38%-7 vs state

Reading35%-12 vs state

Editing and Mechanics35%-6 vs state

Social Studies33%-5 vs state

Mathematics25%-16 vs state

Science17%-5 vs state

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Schools Near Webster County 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 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
Webster County High School	Public	9-12	1922 US Hwy 41A S	Dixon	42409	Webster County	Webster County	No	No	No	No	(270) 639-5092	660	36	18.3	55.2%	495 (75.0%)	9 (1.4%)	130 (19.7%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	27.9	193^rd of 254 public high schools	24.0%		40.3	174^th of 290 public high schools	40.0%	19	25.0	35.0	17.0	38.0	33.0	35.0	$13,171	$746	$742	$1,488	$8,399	$3,284	$11,683
Webster County Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	325 State Rt. 1340	Dixon	42409	Webster County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(270) 639-5035	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Madisonville North Hopkins High School	Public	9-12	4515 Hanson Rd	Madisonville	42431	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6017	1,023	62	16.3	43.4%	765 (74.8%)	126 (12.3%)	40 (3.9%)	12 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	76 (7.4%)	66.8	57^th of 254 public high schools	77.6%		73.4	59^th of 290 public high schools	79.7%	2	54.0	47.0	30.0	39.0	46.0	54.0	$15,158	$487	$215	$701	$9,968	$2,193	$12,161
Union County High School	Public	9-12	4464 US Hwy 60W	Morganfield	42437	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	No	(270) 389-1454	642	39	16.6	52.2%	548 (85.4%)	31 (4.8%)	16 (2.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.2%)	21.7	203^rd of 254 public high schools	20.1%		33.1	195^th of 290 public high schools	32.8%	8	34.0	46.0	10.0		16.0	21.0	$14,982	$629	$532	$1,161	$10,527	$3,293	$13,821
Union County Learning Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	4464 US Hwy 60W	Morganfield	42437	Union County	Union County	No	No	Yes	No	(270) 389-3553	71	2	35.5	69.0%	64 (90.1%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.0%)								(n/a)		29.0
Union County Area Vocational Educational Center	Public	9-12	4464 US Hwy 60 W	Morganfield	42437	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	No	(270) 389-3120	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hopkins County Day Treatment	Public	6-12	110 Sugg Street	Madisonville	42431	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	No	(270) 825-6059	29	5	6.4	89.7%	22 (75.9%)	2 (6.9%)	2 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.3%)								(n/a)							$31,131	$1,263	$114	$1,377	$25,772	$2,023	$27,795
Hopkins County Career & Technology Center	Public	9-12	1775 Patriot Drive	Madisonville	42431	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	No	(270) 825-8998	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)							$00	$00	$00	$00	$00	$00	$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Webster County High School

What schools feed into Webster County High School?

Webster County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Clay Elementary School
Elementary : Dixon Elementary School
Elementary : Providence Elementary School
Elementary : Sebree Elementary School

Is Webster County High School a good school?

Webster County High School ranks in the bottom 24.0% of Kentucky high schools.

What district is Webster County High School in?

Webster County

What is the racial makeup of Webster County High School?

Students at Webster County High School are 75% White, 20% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Webster County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 660 students attended Webster County High School.

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