Casey County High School

Casey County High School is a 9-12 campus of mid-tier scale in Liberty, Kentucky, operated by Casey County, educateing 630 students in grades 9 through 12.

Casey County High School is one of 5 schools operated by Casey County, a district that instructs 2,179 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Casey County High School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%); the rest looks like 9% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 95% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Casey County High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.8%, the actual is 35.0%, a residual of -5.8 points.

Around the school, Casey County reports that median household income runs about $45,510, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Casey County High School is one of 6 public schools in Casey County (combined enrollment of about 2,179 students).

The closest other public school is Casey County Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Casey County High School comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 43.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Casey County High School's enrollment has declined 5% since 2018, when it stood at 665 (now 630). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 93% to 86%.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Casey County High School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.