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The fastest-growing public high schools in Kentucky

72 public high schools in Kentucky appear in this ranking of the fastest-growing public high schools, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Frederick Douglass High School leads the list at 83.4%, against a median of 8.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
72
Kentucky
Top Enrollment growth
83.4%
Median Enrollment growth
8.3%
FASTEST GROWING · KENTUCKY
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Frederick Douglass High SchoolLexington, KYFayette County9651,77083.4%
2The Academy @ ShawneeLouisville, KYJefferson County6861,05153.2%
3Carter G. Woodson AcademyLexington, KYFayette County21531647.0%
4Bryan Station High SchoolLexington, KYFayette County1,4172,03043.3%
5Frankfort High SchoolFrankfort, KYFrankfort Independent23833139.1%
6STEAM AcademyLexington, KYFayette County32745338.5%
7Eminence High SchoolEminence, KYEminence Independent40755135.4%
8Breathitt County High SchoolJackson, KYBreathitt County51866929.2%
9Southern HighLouisville, KYJefferson County1,3461,72528.2%
10South Warren High SchoolBowling Green, KYWarren County1,2091,54828.0%
11Murray High SchoolMurray, KYMurray Independent47960726.7%
12Marion County High SchoolLebanon, KYMarion County70487924.9%
13Campbellsville High SchoolCampbellsville, KYCampbellsville Independent30237022.5%
14East Jessamine High SchoolNicholasville, KYJessamine County1,0251,22219.2%
15Menifee County High SchoolFrenchburg, KYMenifee County32037617.5%
16Beechwood High SchoolFort Mitchell, KYBeechwood Independent65276216.9%
17Bardstown High SchoolBardstown, KYBardstown Independent60470316.4%
18Fairdale HighFairdale, KYJefferson County1,2101,40516.1%
19The Phoenix School of DiscoveryLouisville, KYJefferson County33038316.1%
20Warren Central High SchoolBowling Green, KYWarren County9231,07015.9%
21Greenwood High SchoolBowling Green, KYWarren County1,2531,45115.8%
22Ballard HighLouisville, KYJefferson County1,8812,14814.2%
23Lloyd High SchoolErlanger, KYErlanger-Elsmere Independent62771113.4%
24Mason County High SchoolMaysville, KYMason County77787712.9%
25Carroll County High SchoolCarrollton, KYCarroll County51357812.7%
26Newcomer AcademyLouisville, KYJefferson County51457812.5%
27Bowling Green High SchoolBowling Green, KYBowling Green Independent1,2321,37711.8%
28Doss HighLouisville, KYJefferson County1,1071,23511.6%
29Warren East High SchoolBowling Green, KYWarren County87196711.0%
30Mayfield High SchoolMayfield, KYMayfield Independent46751710.7%
31Bullitt East High SchoolMount Washington, KYBullitt County1,5111,66410.1%
32Larry A. Ryle High SchoolUnion, KYBoone County1,8902,0779.9%
33Randall K. Cooper High SchoolUnion, KYBoone County1,3661,4909.1%
34Lawrence County High SchoolLouisa, KYLawrence County6967578.8%
35Jeffersontown HighJeffersontown, KYJefferson County1,1001,1968.7%
36Harlan High SchoolHarlan, KYHarlan Independent4194558.6%
37Lyon County High SchoolEddyville, KYLyon County2702928.1%
38Crittenden County High SchoolMarion, KYCrittenden County3533817.9%
39Spencer County High SchoolTaylorsville, KYSpencer County9149867.9%
40Scott High SchoolTaylor Mill, KYKenton County9461,0177.5%
41Prestonsburg High SchoolPrestonsburg, KYFloyd County4745087.2%
42Cumberland County High SchoolBurkesville, KYCumberland County2712907.0%
43Paducah Tilghman High SchoolPaducah, KYPaducah Independent8048607.0%
44Madison Central High SchoolRichmond, KYMadison County1,9712,1076.9%
45Central High Magnet Career AcademyLouisville, KYJefferson County1,1771,2566.7%
46Anderson County High SchoolLawrenceburg, KYAnderson County1,0881,1576.3%
47Bath County High SchoolOwingsville, KYBath County5686046.3%
48Holmes High SchoolCovington, KYCovington Independent8078555.9%
49Daviess County High SchoolOwensboro, KYDaviess County1,6661,7505.0%
50Campbell County High SchoolAlexandria, KYCampbell County1,4511,5194.7%
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