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Enrollment
546
High
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDMONSON COUNTY·NCES 210162001442
Edmonson County High School
220 Wildcat Way, Brownsville, KY 42210 · (270) 597-2151 · Edmonson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL546 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Kentucky public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
15.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
315 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 131 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 160 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 131 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 123 | 23% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Edmonson County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
52.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
44.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
35.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Edmonson County High School
Edmonson County High School's state test result (35.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonson County High School this school | 546 | 57.7% | 35.3% |
| Green County High School Greensburg | 490 | 58.4% | 39.5% |
| Owen County High School Owenton | 531 | 55.9% | 28.8% |
| East Carter County High School Grayson | 678 | 55.9% | 34.8% |
| Pendleton County High School Falmouth | 667 | 57.3% | 27.0% |
| Hart County High School Munfordville | 645 | 55.5% | 50.7% |
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 Edmonson County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #125 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #90 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #72 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 546 | #151 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #73 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.2% | #168 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.7% | #107 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #106 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
546
-58 (-10%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 610
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 546 | 35.2 | 15.5:1 | 58% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 576 | 34.7 | 16.6:1 | 58% (335) |
| 2022-23 | 592 | 36.7 | 16.1:1 | 54% (322) |
| 2020-21 | 604 | 33 | 18.3:1 | 48% (291) |
| 2017-18 | 569 | 30.7 | 18.5:1 | 53% (302) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | 33 | 17.1:1 | 57% (324) |
| 2010-11 | 620 | 38 | 16.3:1 | 51% (318) |
| 2000-01 | 547 | 37 | 14.8:1 | 35% (190) |
| 1990-91 | 610 | 38 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edmonson County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (569 to 546); teachers up 15% (30.7 to 35.2).
About Edmonson County High School
The public high school Edmonson County High School is located in Brownsville, Kentucky. The school counted 546 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12.
Edmonson County oversees Edmonson County High School and 4 other schools, with 1,854 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Edmonson County High School is 93% White. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. In Edmonson County overall, the White share is about 92%. The diversity index for Edmonson County High School is 13%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Edmonson County High School totals 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.5:1. The average for high schools in Kentucky, 16.6:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Edmonson County High School is about 58%. That is in line with the 60% average for public schools in Edmonson County.
Edmonson County High School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 40% of Kentucky public high schools.
A school with Edmonson County High School's lunch-eligibility share in Kentucky is predicted to score 43.6%. Edmonson County High School scores 35.3%, 8.4 points below that line.
In Edmonson County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $54,937, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 11%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 5 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,854, Edmonson County High School among them.
Measured in a straight line, Edmonson County Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Edmonson County High School. The five-mile area around Edmonson County High School holds 3 other public schools. Edmonson County High School comes in 6th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
A 10% decline took enrollment from 604 in 2020-21 to 546 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.5:1.
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Edmonson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,355
Census ACS
Median income
$54,937
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,854 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Edmonson County
- South Edmonson Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
- Kyrock Elementary SchoolElementary · 334 students
- Edmonson County 5/6 CenterMiddle · 265 students
- Edmonson County Middle SchoolMiddle · 256 students
Other schools in Brownsville
- Edmonson County 5/6 CenterMiddle · 265 students
- Edmonson County Middle SchoolMiddle · 256 students
Nearby schools
- Edmonson County Middle School0.0 mi · 256
- Edmonson County 5/6 Center0.8 mi · 265
- Kyrock Elementary School4.9 mi · 334
- South Edmonson Elementary School5.1 mi · 453
- North Warren Elementary9.8 mi · 436
- Oakland Elementary10.9 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About Edmonson County High SchoolHow large is Edmonson County High School?
Edmonson County High School enrolls approximately 546 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Edmonson County High School serve?
Edmonson County High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Edmonson County High School have?
Edmonson County High School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Edmonson County High School?
Student demographics at Edmonson County High School are roughly 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Edmonson County High School?
Edmonson County High School is overseen by Edmonson County in Edmonson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.