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Enrollment
805
High
DISTRICT 436 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADAIR COUNTY·NCES 210003000001
Adair County High School
526 Indian Dr, Columbia, KY 42728 · (270) 384-2751 · Adair County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL805 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of Kentucky public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
539 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 201 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 196 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 207 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 201 | 25% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Adair County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
58.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
48.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Adair County High School
Adair County High School's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County High School this school | 805 | 67.0% | 39.8% |
| Lincoln County High School Stanford | 886 | 66.9% | 32.5% |
| Grant County High School Dry Ridge | 1,016 | 64.9% | 29.0% |
| Casey County High School Liberty | 630 | 65.2% | 35.0% |
| South Laurel High School London | 1,119 | 66.1% | 48.3% |
| Perry County Central High School Hazard | 819 | 66.7% | 30.8% |
Matched among Kentucky high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Adair County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #86 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #60 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #31 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 805 | #109 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #47 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.0% | #119 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.0% | #55 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #133 of 139 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
805
+14 (+2%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 717
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 805 | 54.5 | 14.8:1 | 67% (539) |
| 2023-24 | 796 | 57.5 | 13.8:1 | 64% (508) |
| 2022-23 | 791 | 51.3 | 15.4:1 | 63% (500) |
| 2020-21 | 791 | 51 | 15.5:1 | 58% (462) |
| 2017-18 | 813 | 51 | 15.9:1 | 64% (524) |
| 2015-16 | 792 | 46 | 17.2:1 | 60% (477) |
| 2010-11 | 755 | 39 | 19.4:1 | 56% (423) |
| 2000-01 | 787 | 51 | 15.4:1 | 46% (361) |
| 1990-91 | 717 | 48 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Adair County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (813 to 805); teachers up 7% (51 to 54.5).
About Adair County High School
Adair County High School is a mid-sized high school in Columbia, Kentucky, one of the schools in Adair County. There are 805 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Kentucky, the average enrollment is about 558.
Adair County is the district for Adair County High School. It has 5 schools and 2,585 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Adair County High School is White, at 86%. After that, the student body is 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 26%.
There are 54.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Adair County High School, giving a ratio of 14.8:1. High schools in Kentucky have an average ratio of 16.6:1. By family income, 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 67% average for public schools in Adair County.
Adair County High School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 68% of Kentucky public high schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Adair County High School is within a point of the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 39.8% actual, 40.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Kentucky.
In Adair County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $53,553 a year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Counting Adair County High School, Adair County has 5 public schools.
Adair County High School's nearest public school is Adair County Primary Center (about 0.2 miles). There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Adair County High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Adair County High School as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 791 to 805, a small change.
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Adair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,089
Census ACS
Median income
$53,553
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
2,585 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Adair County
- Adair County Primary CenterElementary · 604 students
- Adair County Middle SchoolMiddle · 559 students
- Adair County Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Adair Learning AcademyHigh · 67 students
Other schools in Columbia
- Adair County Primary CenterElementary · 604 students
- Adair County Middle SchoolMiddle · 559 students
- Adair County Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Adair Learning AcademyHigh · 67 students
Nearby schools
- Adair County Primary Center0.2 mi · 604
- Adair County Elementary School0.3 mi · 550
- Adair County Middle School0.3 mi · 559
- Adair Learning Academy2.0 mi · 67
- Green County Middle School13.4 mi · 366
- Green County High School13.5 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About Adair County High SchoolHow many students attend Adair County High School?
Adair County High School enrolls approximately 805 students in grades 09-12.
Is Adair County High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Adair County High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Adair County High School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Adair County High School.
How diverse is Adair County High School?
Adair County High School reports a student body of 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Adair County High School?
Adair County High School is overseen by Adair County in Adair County.
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