Frankfort High School

Frankfort High School is a low-enrollment secondary school in Frankfort, Kentucky, part of Frankfort Independent. The school educates 331 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 41% below the state mean of about 558.

Across the 4 schools in Frankfort Independent (959 students total), Frankfort High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Frankfort High School lists that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% Black, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Frankfort High School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Frankfort High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 42% of students at Frankfort High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Franklin County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Frankfort High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 49.4%; this one comes in at 33.0%, -16.4 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, census data for Franklin County shows median household income runs about $65,298, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Frankfort High School is one of 19 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 7,121 students).

Nearest neighbor: Panther Transition Academy, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Frankfort High School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Frankfort High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 41.1%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 39%: 238 students in 2018 compared to 331 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment contracted from 16% to 10% over that span.

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