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What's one thing Bourbon County High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
764
High
DISTRICT 426 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOURBON COUNTY·NCES 210054000098
Bourbon County High School
3341 Lexington Road, Paris, KY 40361 · (859) 987-2185 · Bourbon County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL764 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Kentucky public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
16.7:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
442 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 204 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 189 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 195 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 175 | 23% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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 Bourbon County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
51.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
35.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Bourbon County High School
Bourbon County High School's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bourbon County High School this school | 764 | 57.9% | 34.5% |
| Webster County High School Dixon | 660 | 55.2% | 27.5% |
| Carroll County High School Carrollton | 578 | 51.0% | 21.8% |
| Glasgow High School Glasgow | 608 | 61.0% | 37.0% |
| Warren East High School Bowling Green | 967 | 60.8% | 37.3% |
| Russell County High School Russell Springs | 859 | 64.4% | 37.8% |
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 Bourbon County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #135 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #141 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #78 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 764 | #112 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #111 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.2% | #67 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.9% | #106 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #90 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
764
-52 (-6%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 745
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 764 | 45.8 | 16.7:1 | 58% (442) |
| 2023-24 | 796 | 41.2 | 19.3:1 | 54% (432) |
| 2022-23 | 790 | 45.7 | 17.3:1 | 53% (421) |
| 2020-21 | 816 | 46 | 17.7:1 | 53% (436) |
| 2017-18 | 814 | 49 | 16.6:1 | 53% (434) |
| 2015-16 | 887 | 49 | 18.1:1 | 49% (434) |
| 2010-11 | 832 | 50 | 16.6:1 | 48% (398) |
| 2000-01 | 824 | 51 | 16.2:1 | 27% (226) |
| 1990-91 | 745 | 45 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bourbon County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (814 to 764); teachers down 7% (49 to 45.8).
About Bourbon County High School
Bourbon County High School operates as a mid-sized high school in Paris, Kentucky. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 764 students in 2024-25. The school is 37% larger than the average for high schools in Kentucky.
Bourbon County is made up of 6 schools with 2,557 students in all.
The largest group at Bourbon County High School is White students, at 72%. The remaining students are 21% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among people living in Bourbon County, the White share is about 85%. The diversity index for Bourbon County High School is 43%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.7:1. The 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky is close to this figure. Bourbon County High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 58%.
Bourbon County High School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 33% of Kentucky public high schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 43.5% at Bourbon County High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.5%.
For the population of Bourbon County, the median household earns about $61,354 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Bourbon County, 10 public schools serve about 3,416 students.
Bourbon County Middle School is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Bourbon County High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Bourbon County High School at 1st of 7.
Locale: Town: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
A 6% drop took enrollment from 816 in 2020-21 to 764 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.7:1 to 16.7:1.
Bourbon County High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Bourbon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,240
Census ACS
Median income
$61,354
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,416 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bourbon County
- Bourbon County Middle SchoolMiddle · 555 students
- Bourbon Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
- Cane Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
- Bourbon County Preschool HeadstartElementary · 198 students
- North Middletown Elementary SchoolElementary · 128 students
Other schools in Paris
- Bourbon County Middle SchoolMiddle · 555 students
- Bourbon Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
- Cane Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
- Paris Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Paris High SchoolHigh · 267 students
- Bourbon County Preschool HeadstartElementary · 198 students
Nearby schools
- Bourbon County Middle School0.1 mi · 555
- Bourbon County Preschool Headstart0.6 mi · 198
- Bourbon Central Elementary School0.6 mi · 459
- Paris Preschool Center1.0 mi · 66
- Paris Elementary School1.0 mi · 346
- Paris High School1.6 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About Bourbon County High SchoolHow many students attend Bourbon County High School?
Bourbon County High School enrolls approximately 764 students in grades 09-12.
Is Bourbon County High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bourbon County High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Bourbon County High School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Bourbon County High School.
How diverse is Bourbon County High School?
Bourbon County High School reports a student body of 72% White, 21% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Bourbon County High School in?
Bourbon County High School is part of Bourbon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.