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Best High Schools in Zip Code 40108

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Schools

1,551

Students

Districts

Top rankedMeade County High School100^th of 254 Kentucky high schools

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Biggest riser

Meade County High School up 6 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 40108 zip code area is home to two high schools: Meade County High School and James R. Allen High School. Meade County High School is a larger public school with over 1,400 students, while James R. Allen High School is a smaller virtual school with just 37 students.

Meade County High School consistently ranks in the top half of Kentucky high schools and maintains a 3-4 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school performs above the state average in several academic areas, including 10th grade math and reading, 11th grade writing, and ACT English and reading. It also boasts an impressive 93.5% 4-year graduation rate and a relatively low 1.1% dropout rate.

In contrast, James R. Allen High School is a smaller virtual school with a 93.5% 4-year graduation rate, similar to Meade County High School. However, the school has a much higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 81.08%, compared to 44.28% at Meade County High School. Both schools share a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 25.0%.

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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 (2025)	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
Meade County College and Career Center	Public	8-12	110 Greer Street	Brandenburg	40108	Meade County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(270) 422-3955	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Meade County High School	Public	9-12	938 Old State Rd	Brandenburg	40108	Meade County	Meade County	No	No	No	No	(270) 422-7515	1,512	71	21.3	41.0%	1,281 (84.7%)	26 (1.7%)	101 (6.7%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	93 (6.2%)	55.5	100^th of 254 public high schools	60.6%		58.2	106^th of 290 public high schools	63.4%	6	44.0	48.0	20.0	58.0	34.0	43.0	$13,423	$466	$99	$565	$8,359	$2,583	$10,840
James R. Allen High School	Public, Virtual	6-12	918 Old State Road	Brandenburg	40108	Meade County	Meade County	No	No	Yes	No	(270) 422-7516	39	2	19.5	74.4%	30 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (12.8%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 40108

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brandenburg	1.57 mi	6	99^th
Ekron	4.46 mi	3	128^th
Payneville	10.25 mi	1	115^th
Fort Knox	11.45 mi	1
Irvington	11.5 mi	1	251^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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