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Which teacher or staff member at Gallatin County High School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
424
High
DISTRICT 357 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALLATIN COUNTY·NCES 210213000451
Gallatin County High School
70 Wildcat Circle, Warsaw, KY 41095 · (859) 567-7640 · Gallatin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Kentucky public high schools
- DTest 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
18.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
316 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 105 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 97 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 114 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 108 | 25% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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 Gallatin County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
36.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
30.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
23.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Gallatin County High School
Gallatin County High School's state test result (23.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallatin County High School this school | 424 | 74.5% | 23.8% |
| Metcalfe County High School Edmonton | 454 | 72.2% | 35.0% |
| Clinton County High School Albany | 434 | 67.1% | 32.0% |
| Bath County High School Owingsville | 604 | 73.2% | 38.3% |
| Wayne County High School Monticello | 895 | 72.6% | 26.3% |
| Ludlow High School Ludlow | 376 | 66.0% | 33.9% |
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 Gallatin County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #196 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #170 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #176 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #182 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #165 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.2% | #109 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.5% | #29 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #39 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
424
-78 (-16%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 296
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 424 | 23 | 18.4:1 | 75% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 26.5 | 17.4:1 | 59% (272) |
| 2022-23 | 493 | 29 | 17.0:1 | 65% (321) |
| 2020-21 | 502 | 29 | 17.3:1 | 59% (296) |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 31.7 | 15.3:1 | 65% (316) |
| 2015-16 | 510 | 30 | 17.0:1 | 57% (291) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | 25 | 19.3:1 | 62% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 313 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 35% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 296 | 17 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gallatin County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (483 to 424); teachers down 27% (31.7 to 23).
About Gallatin County High School
Gallatin County High School is a low-enrollment high school located in Warsaw, Kentucky. The school has 424 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 558 students for high schools in Kentucky.
Gallatin County High School is one school in Gallatin County, a system of 4 schools with 1,426 students.
Of every 100 students at Gallatin County High School, about 84 are White. The school is also 13% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 28%.
The school lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. The average for high schools in Kentucky, 16.6:1, is lower. A total of 316 students, or 75%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 77% average for public schools in Gallatin County.
Gallatin County High School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 10% of Kentucky public high schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Gallatin County High School is 13.6 points below its prediction. Actual: 23.8%. Predicted: 37.4%.
American Community Survey estimates for Gallatin County show that the median household earns about $63,346 a year, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Gallatin County, 4 public schools serve about 1,426 students.
Gallatin County Middle School, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Gallatin County High School is 7th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Gallatin County High School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
A 16% decline took enrollment from 502 in 2020-21 to 424 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 17.3:1 to 18.4:1.
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Gallatin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,769
Census ACS
Median income
$63,346
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,426 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gallatin County
- Gallatin County Lower ElementaryElementary · 382 students
- Gallatin County Middle SchoolMiddle · 316 students
- Gallatin County Upper ElementaryElementary · 304 students
Other schools in Warsaw
- Gallatin County Lower ElementaryElementary · 382 students
- Gallatin County Middle SchoolMiddle · 316 students
- Gallatin County Upper ElementaryElementary · 304 students
Nearby schools
- Gallatin County Middle School0.1 mi · 316
- Gallatin County Upper Elementary0.2 mi · 304
- Gallatin County Lower Elementary0.3 mi · 382
- Switzerland Co Elementary School7.4 mi · 323
- Jefferson-Craig Elementary School10.6 mi · 425
- Switzerland Co Middle School10.6 mi · 215
Frequently asked questions
About Gallatin County High SchoolHow large is Gallatin County High School?
Gallatin County High School enrolls approximately 424 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Gallatin County High School serve?
Gallatin County High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Gallatin County High School have?
Gallatin County High School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Gallatin County High School?
Student demographics at Gallatin County High School are roughly 84% White, 13% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Gallatin County High School?
Gallatin County High School is overseen by Gallatin County in Gallatin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.