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Enrollment
820
High
DISTRICT 417 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CORBIN INDEPENDENT·NCES 210132000266
Corbin High School
1901 Snyder Street, Corbin, KY 40701 · (606) 528-3902 · Whitley County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL820 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% of Kentucky public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
17.0:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
420 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 222 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 208 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 210 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 180 | 22% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
66.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
59.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Corbin High School
Corbin High School's state test result (57.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corbin High School this school | 820 | 51.2% | 57.0% |
| Nelson County High School Bardstown | 756 | 51.9% | 38.3% |
| Taylor County High School Campbellsville | 819 | 52.0% | 43.8% |
| Boyd County High School Ashland | 888 | 52.8% | 36.3% |
| Fleming County High School Flemingsburg | 671 | 52.9% | 36.0% |
| Breckinridge County High School Harned | 875 | 53.9% | 38.5% |
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 Corbin High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #9 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #16 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #12 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 820 | #105 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #124 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.7% | #165 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.2% | #157 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #43 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
820
-70 (-8%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 607
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 820 | 48.2 | 17.0:1 | 51% (420) |
| 2023-24 | 813 | 51.1 | 15.9:1 | 56% (452) |
| 2022-23 | 829 | 49.1 | 16.9:1 | 53% (441) |
| 2020-21 | 890 | 49 | 18.2:1 | 48% (427) |
| 2017-18 | 932 | 49.4 | 18.9:1 | 51% (477) |
| 2015-16 | 905 | 53 | 17.1:1 | 45% (403) |
| 2010-11 | 746 | 40 | 18.6:1 | 41% (308) |
| 2000-01 | 557 | 40 | 13.9:1 | 30% (166) |
| 1990-91 | 607 | 32 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Corbin High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (932 to 820); teachers down 2% (49.4 to 48.2).
About Corbin High School
Corbin High School is a medium-sized high school based in Corbin, Kentucky. It enrolled 820 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in Kentucky average about 558 students each.
Corbin Independent is the district for Corbin High School. It has 9 schools and 3,038 students.
At Corbin High School, White students make up 93% of the student body. Other students are 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 95% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Corbin High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 14%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.0:1, with 48.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in Kentucky average about 16.6:1, a similar figure. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 51% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Whitley County average 71%.
The allk12 Grade for Corbin High School is A+. Compared with Kentucky public high schools, the school scored higher than 98% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Kentucky with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 46.0%. Corbin High School scores 57.0%.
Census estimates describe Whitley County this way: median household income is about $44,615, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 21% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 21 public schools in Whitley County, with a combined enrollment of about 7,324.
Corbin Educational Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Corbin High School ranks 4th of 4 nearby schools, at 57.0% versus a 68.0% average.
Corbin High School has an NCES locale of Town: Remote.
The number of students declined from 890 to 820 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 17.0:1, from 18.2:1.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Whitley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,920
Census ACS
Median income
$44,615
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
7,324 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Corbin Independent
- Corbin PrimaryElementary · 815 students
- Corbin Middle SchoolMiddle · 675 students
- CORBIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 384 students
- Corbin School of InnovationCombined · 173 students
- Corbin PreschoolElementary · 106 students
- Corbin Educational CenterCombined · 33 students
Other schools in Corbin
- Corbin PrimaryElementary · 815 students
- Corbin Middle SchoolMiddle · 675 students
- Oak Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 669 students
- Hunter Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 617 students
- Lynn Camp Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Lynn Camp Middle High SchoolHigh · 447 students
Nearby schools
- Corbin Educational Center0.6 mi · 33
- Corbin School of Innovation0.7 mi · 173
- CORBIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 384
- Elementary Homebound1.3 mi · 18
- High School Homebound1.3 mi · 14
- Corbin Middle School1.5 mi · 675
Frequently asked questions
About Corbin High SchoolHow many students attend Corbin High School?
Corbin High School enrolls approximately 820 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Corbin High School serve?
Corbin High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Corbin High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Corbin High School is approximately 17.0:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Corbin High School?
At Corbin High School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Corbin High School?
Corbin High School is overseen by Corbin Independent in Whitley County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.