Carroll County High School

Set in Carrollton, Kentucky, Carroll County High School is a medium-sized high school, operated by Carroll County. It educates 578 students across grades 9 through 12.

Within Carroll County, which oversees 5 schools and 1,973 students, Carroll County High School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Carroll County High School records that 72% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 20% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Carroll County High School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 51% of students at Carroll County High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Carroll County High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 46.1%; actual is 21.8%, a gap of -24.3 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Carroll County indicate median household earnings sit near $56,466, roughly 11% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Carroll County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,973 students), Carroll County High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Cartmell Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Carroll County High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 27.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 13%: 513 students in 2018 compared to 578 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 84% to 72% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 20.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Carroll County High School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.