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The highest-poverty public high schools in Kentucky

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public high schools in Kentucky, drawn from 230 qualifying public high schools. Owsley County High School leads the list at 97.3%, against a median of 57.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

230

Kentucky

Top % FRL

97.3%

Median % FRL

57.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · KENTUCKY

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Owsley County High School	Booneville, KY	Owsley County	High	291	97.3%
2	Emerson Academy	Owensboro, KY	Owensboro Independent	High	104	91.3%
3	Fairview High School	Ashland, KY	Fairview Independent	High	257	90.7%
4	Phelps High School	Phelps, KY	Pike County	High	239	89.5%
5	Lloyd High School	Erlanger, KY	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	High	711	87.1%
6	Lee County Middle High School	Beattyville, KY	Lee County	High	422	87.0%
7	Heritage Park High School	Owensboro, KY	Daviess County	High	140	86.4%
8	Dayton High School	Dayton, KY	Dayton Independent	High	358	85.8%
9	The Academy @ Shawnee	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	High	1,051	85.4%
10	The Providence School	Wilmore, KY	Jessamine County	High	130	84.6%
11	Bluegrass Learning Academy	Hopkinsville, KY	Christian County	High	130	83.8%
12	Holmes High School	Covington, KY	Covington Independent	High	855	83.6%
13	Newport High School	Newport, KY	Newport Independent	High	521	83.3%
14	Lynn Camp Middle High School	Corbin, KY	Knox County	High	447	81.4%
15	Harlan County High School	Baxter, KY	Harlan County	High	945	81.2%
16	Minor Daniels Academy	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	High	184	79.9%
17	Paris High School	Paris, KY	Paris Independent	High	267	79.4%
18	Newcomer Academy	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	High	578	78.2%
19	McCreary Central High School	Stearns, KY	McCreary County	High	711	77.6%
20	Iroquois High	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	High	1,301	77.5%
21	Martin L King Acad for Excellence Alt	Lexington, KY	Fayette County	High	164	76.8%
22	East Ridge High School	Lick Creek, KY	Pike County	High	360	76.1%
23	Warren Central High School	Bowling Green, KY	Warren County	High	1,070	75.0%
24	Betsy Layne High School	Stanville, KY	Floyd County	High	387	74.9%
25	Middlesboro High School	Middlesboro, KY	Middlesboro Independent	High	337	74.8%
26	Wolfe County High School	Campton, KY	Wolfe County	High	333	74.8%
27	Floyd Central High School	Eastern, KY	Floyd County	High	534	74.7%
28	Knox Central High School	Barbourville, KY	Knox County	High	720	74.6%
29	Gallatin County High School	Warsaw, KY	Gallatin County	High	424	74.5%
30	Cumberland County High School	Burkesville, KY	Cumberland County	High	290	74.5%
31	Caverna High School	Horse Cave, KY	Caverna Independent	High	209	74.2%
32	GEO International High School	Bowling Green, KY	Warren County	High	148	73.6%
33	Bath County High School	Owingsville, KY	Bath County	High	604	73.2%
34	Western High	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	High	409	73.1%
35	Bell County High School	Pineville, KY	Bell County	High	622	72.8%
36	Whitley County High School	Williamsburg, KY	Whitley County	High	919	72.7%
37	Wayne County High School	Monticello, KY	Wayne County	High	895	72.6%
38	Metcalfe County High School	Edmonton, KY	Metcalfe County	High	454	72.2%
39	Clay County High School	Manchester, KY	Clay County	High	762	71.7%
40	Menifee County High School	Frenchburg, KY	Menifee County	High	376	71.5%
41	Liberty High	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	High	100	71.0%
42	The Central Academy	Henderson, KY	Henderson County	High	269	70.3%
43	Fayette County Learning Center	Lexington, KY	Fayette County	High	191	70.2%
44	Doss High	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	High	1,235	70.0%
45	Pleasure Ridge Park High	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	High	1,777	69.7%
46	Lewis County High School	Vanceburg, KY	Lewis County	High	568	69.5%
47	Breathitt County High School	Jackson, KY	Breathitt County	High	669	69.5%
48	Valley High	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	High	850	68.5%
49	Leslie County High School	Hyden, KY	Leslie County	High	455	68.1%
50	Seneca High	Louisville, KY	Jefferson County	High	1,255	67.8%

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