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Wolfe County High School

Q: Is Wolfe County High School a good school?

Wolfe County High School ranks 160 th of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

160^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 37% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Wolfe County High School is a public high school located in Campton, Kentucky, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 349 students. The school is part of the Wolfe County School District, which is ranked 48 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Wolfe County High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky high schools in recent years, with proficiency rates in subjects like Mathematics (25-38%), Reading (45-54%), and Science (18%) lagging behind the state's performance. However, the school's performance is mixed compared to nearby schools, as it outperforms Menifee County High School and Breathitt County High School in some subjects. The school maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 92.2% to 95.6%, and a low dropout rate, but it faces challenges with a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds and a concerning chronic absenteeism rate.

While Wolfe County High School faces significant challenges, it also has some strengths that could be leveraged to improve overall performance. The school's performance varies among different student subgroups, suggesting that addressing the specific needs of male and general education students could be a key focus area. Additionally, the school's per-student spending has increased, and it outperforms nearby schools in certain subject areas, indicating that there may be opportunities for growth and improvement within the Wolfe County School District.

333

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,570

Per pupil spending ?

74.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 Wolfe County High School Rd
Campton, KY 41301

(606) 668-8202

District: Wolfe County

Feeder schools for Wolfe County High School:

Elementary:	Campton Elementary School
	Red River Valley Elementary School
	Rogers Elementary School
Middle:	Wolfe County Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

98.5%

African American:

0.6%

Asian:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 19th percentile in 2023 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 37th (2025) from a 19th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (52% vs 25% Kentucky)

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

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg34%

Kentucky avg39%

160^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

48^th of 157Wolfe 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	42.3	160 of 254	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	201 of 290	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.2	223 of 276	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	195 of 271	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.1	141 of 267	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.7	131 of 285	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.2	198 of 271	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	51.2	167 of 287	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.3	161 of 288	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.5	123 of 295	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	35.6	204 of 290	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	49.2	156 of 291	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.7	114 of 229	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	42.7	137 of 226	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.1	182 of 223	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.5	170 of 217	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.3	153 of 217	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	24.5	178 of 217	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	13.8	147 of 153	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	53.4	54 of 166	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	98 of 239	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.0	211 of 261	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	216 of 253	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	188 of 252	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.9	133 of 236	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.9	118 of 249	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.1	183 of 234	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	144 of 242	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	185 of 274	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.9	225 of 272	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	210 of 266	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	178 of 234	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.5	139 of 254	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	169 of 232	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	151 of 239	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	165 of 262	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.1	226 of 259	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	197 of 257	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	194 of 238	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.3	126 of 251	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.7	195 of 237	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	63.5	30 of 168	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	34.5	103 of 162	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	111 of 226	50.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	173 of 251	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	212 of 273	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	237 of 264	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	207 of 260	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	146 of 203	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	173 of 198	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)82nd percentile+51 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

White (2025)31st percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading50%+3 vs state

Writing48%+3 vs state

Social Studies37%~ state avg

Editing and Mechanics37%-4 vs state

Mathematics25%-16 vs state

Science18%-4 vs state

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

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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 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	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
Wolfe County High School	Public	9-12	20 Wolfe County High School Rd	Campton	41301	Wolfe County	Wolfe County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 668-8202	333	24	13.9	74.8%	328 (98.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	42.3	160^th of 254 public high schools	37.0%		30.6	201^st of 290 public high schools	30.7%	41				25.0				50.0		18.0		48.0		37.0		37.0	$17,570	$2,148	$1,074	$3,223	$10,049	$4,177	$14,226
Success Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	5274 Ky 15 N	Pine Ridge	41360	Wolfe County	Wolfe County	No	No	Yes	No	(606) 668-6006	19	1	19.0	78.9%	19 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Delta Academy	Public	9-12	960 Center Street	Beattyville	41311	Lee County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(606) 464-5018	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lee County Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	690 Fairgrounds Ridge Road	Beattyville	41311	Lee County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(606) 464-5018	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lee County Middle High School	Public	6-12	599 Lee Avenue	Beattyville	41311	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 464-5005	422	29	14.5	87.0%	408 (96.7%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	17	215^th of 254 public high schools	15.4%		27.4	205^th of 290 public high schools	29.3%	10	31.0	39.0	37.0	23.0	39.0	31.0	33.0	25.0	14.0		38.0		30.0	24.0	35.0	33.0	$14,951	$2,007	$1,251	$3,258	$8,533	$3,133	$11,666
Frenchburg Success Academy	Public	7-12	202 Back Street	Frenchburg	40322	Menifee County	Menifee County	No	No	No	No	(606) 768-8002	7	1	7.0		5 (71.4%)	2 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Breathitt County High School	Public	7-12	2307 Bobcat Lane	Jackson	41339	Breathitt County	Breathitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 666-7511	669	42	15.7	69.5%	655 (97.9%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31	187^th of 254 public high schools	26.4%		24.6	212^th of 290 public high schools	26.9%	25		34.0	35.0	39.0		38.0	34.0	42.0	21.0		44.0	40.0	27.0	26.0	34.0	26.0	$17,087	$1,863	$1,745	$3,608	$9,491	$3,988	$13,479
Breathitt County Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	2303 Bobcat Lane	Jackson	41339	Breathitt County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(606) 666-5153	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Breathitt Learning Academy	Public	6-12	2665 Hwy 30 W	Jackson	41339	Breathitt County	Breathitt County	No	No	No	No	(606) 295-2267	18	2	9.0	66.7%	13 (72.2%)	4 (22.2%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Breathitt Regional School	Public	6-12	2725 Hwy 30 W	Jackson	41339	Breathitt County	Breathitt County	No	No	No	No	(606) 693-4907	36	2	18.0	27.8%	30 (83.3%)	5 (13.9%)	1 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Wolfe County High School

What schools feed into Wolfe County High School?

Wolfe County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Campton Elementary School
Elementary : Red River Valley Elementary School
Elementary : Rogers Elementary School
Middle : Wolfe County Middle School

Is Wolfe County High School a good school?

Wolfe County High School ranks 160^th of 254 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Wolfe County High School in?

Wolfe County

How many students attend Wolfe County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 333 students attended Wolfe County High School.

What is the racial makeup of Wolfe County High School?

Students at Wolfe County High School are 98% White.

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