George Rogers Clark High School

George Rogers Clark High School operates as a large secondary school in Winchester, Kentucky, overseen by Clark County. Current enrollment sits at 1,578 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 558 students per school, that is 183% bigger than typical.

Clark County comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 5,552 students; George Rogers Clark High School is among them.

Looking at the student body, George Rogers Clark High School records that 78% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Clark County as a whole is about 89% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, George Rogers Clark High School has 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.0:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Clark County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, George Rogers Clark High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.2%; this one delivers 39.3%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Clark County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $64,348 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Clark County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,552 students), George Rogers Clark High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Phoenix Academy, around 1.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), George Rogers Clark High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at George Rogers Clark High School has stayed largely flat, going from 1,590 students in 2018 to 1,578 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 85% to 78%.

In the discussion threads here, members of the George Rogers Clark High School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.