Caverna High School

As a micro-enrollment high school in Horse Cave, Kentucky, Caverna High School hosts 209 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Caverna Independent. That puts it 63% leaner than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 558 students.

Caverna Independent comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 654 students; Caverna High School is among them.

Demographically, Caverna High School shows that White students make up the majority at 65%. The remainder comes out to 18% Black, 9% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. By comparison, Hart County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Hart County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Caverna High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.0%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Hart County indicate the typical household earns roughly $52,285 per year, roughly 12% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Caverna High School is one of 8 public schools in Hart County (combined enrollment of about 2,646 students).

The closest other public school is Caverna Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Caverna High School at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 39.3%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 7%: 195 students in 2018 compared to 209 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 75% to 65% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.