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Enrollment
578
High
DISTRICT 395 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COUNTY·NCES 210099000190
Carroll County High School
1706 Highland Ave, Carrollton, KY 41008 · (502) 732-7075 · Carroll County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL578 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Kentucky public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
20.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
295 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 63%
Community
6
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 | 148 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 155 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 155 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 119 | 21% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
34.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
22.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
21.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Carroll County High School
Carroll County High School's state test result (21.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll County High School this school | 578 | 51.0% | 21.8% |
| Webster County High School Dixon | 660 | 55.2% | 27.5% |
| Butler County High School Morgantown | 662 | 50.3% | 26.3% |
| Bourbon County High School Paris | 764 | 57.9% | 34.5% |
| Todd County Central High School Elkton | 500 | 54.6% | 40.0% |
| Somerset High School Somerset | 526 | 55.9% | 49.0% |
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 Carroll County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #202 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #195 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #182 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 578 | #144 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #207 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.7% | #63 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.0% | #161 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.7% | #25 of 72 |
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
578
+16 (+3%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 490
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 578 | 28 | 20.6:1 | 51% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 582 | 29 | 20.1:1 | 59% (346) |
| 2022-23 | 572 | 28 | 20.4:1 | 56% (321) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | 30 | 18.7:1 | 60% (339) |
| 2017-18 | 513 | 30 | 17.1:1 | 62% (319) |
| 2015-16 | 524 | 33 | 15.9:1 | 55% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 565 | 32 | 17.7:1 | 53% (302) |
| 2000-01 | 488 | 31 | 15.7:1 | 35% (171) |
| 1990-91 | 490 | 31 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carroll County High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (513 to 578); teachers down 7% (30 to 28).
About Carroll County High School
Carroll County High School is a mid-sized high school in Carrollton, Kentucky, one of the schools in Carroll County. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 578 students.
Carroll County High School is run by Carroll County, whose 5 schools enroll 1,973 students.
Federal enrollment data show Carroll County High School is 72% White. Other groups make up 20% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Carroll County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school's share is lower. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 44, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 20.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Carroll County High School, which has 28. High schools in Kentucky have an average ratio of 16.6:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 51%.
Carroll County High School holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 3% of Kentucky public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 46.1% for Carroll County High School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 21.8%. The 24.3-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Kentucky schools.
The county, Carroll County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $56,466 a year, 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 21% of people live in poverty. Carroll County has 8 public schools with about 1,973 students, including Carroll County High School.
Carroll County High School is about 0.1 miles from Cartmell Elementary, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 21.8% is below the 27.2% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place Carroll County High School in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 578, compared with 562 in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio rising from 18.7:1 to 20.6:1.
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Carroll County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,954
Census ACS
Median income
$56,466
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,973 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carroll County
- Carroll County Middle SchoolMiddle · 555 students
- Cartmell ElementaryElementary · 436 students
- Kathryn Winn PrimaryElementary · 233 students
- Carroll Co Childhood Development CenterElementary · 171 students
- iLead Academy SchoolHigh
Other schools in Carrollton
- Carroll County Middle SchoolMiddle · 555 students
- Cartmell ElementaryElementary · 436 students
- Kathryn Winn PrimaryElementary · 233 students
- Carroll Co Childhood Development CenterElementary · 171 students
- Carroll County Area Technology CenterHigh
- iLEAD AcademyHigh
Other Carroll County High schools
One other US public school is named Carroll County High. Carroll County High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Carroll County HighHillsville, VA · 1,033 students
Nearby schools
- Cartmell Elementary0.1 mi · 436
- Carroll Co Childhood Development Center1.0 mi · 171
- Kathryn Winn Primary1.0 mi · 233
- Carroll County Middle School1.3 mi · 555
- Switzerland Co Senior High School5.8 mi · 459
- Switzerland Co Middle School5.9 mi · 215
Frequently asked questions
About Carroll County High SchoolHow large is Carroll County High School?
Carroll County High School enrolls approximately 578 students in grades 09-12.
Is Carroll County High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carroll County High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carroll County High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carroll County High School is approximately 20.6:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carroll County High School?
At Carroll County High School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 20% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Carroll County High School?
Carroll County High School is overseen by Carroll County in Carroll County.
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