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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREEN COUNTY·NCES 210234000490

Green County High School

302 Brummal Ave, Greensburg, KY 42743 · (270) 932-6610 · Green County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL490 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of Kentucky public high schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
490
High
DISTRICT 419 · STATE 558
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
286 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 911624%
Grade 1013127%
Grade 1112125%
Grade 1212225%
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
45092%
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 71% · US 43%
Hispanic
214%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 10% · US 30%
Black
71%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 11% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
102%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
24450%
Female
24650%

School pathway

Feeds from
Green County Middle School06–08
Based on grade levels within Green County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/Distinguished
English Language Arts
53.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
58.0%
KY avg 42.8%

What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Green County High School

Green County High School's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Green County High School this school49058.4%39.5%
Edmonson County High School
Brownsville
54657.7%35.3%
Nicholas County High School
Carlisle
43557.2%31.5%
Owen County High School
Owenton
53155.9%28.8%
Belfry High School
Belfry
46358.1%39.3%
Powell County High School
Stanton
58061.6%25.5%
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 Green County High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Kentucky
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
39.5%#89 of 211
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
58.0%#19 of 211
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
53.0%#66 of 211
Enrollment
ranked largest first
490#170 of 304
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.3:1#67 of 217
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
15.4%#160 of 217
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
58.4%#101 of 230
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-2.8%#115 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 2024-25
Enrollment
490
+17 (+4%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 492
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254903215.3:158% (286)
2023-2450332.815.4:158% (293)
2022-2346633.114.1:158% (270)
2020-214733314.3:156% (263)
2017-1850432.515.5:157% (289)
2015-164993116.1:167% (333)
2010-115413316.4:161% (329)
2000-015083414.9:142% (215)
1990-914923314.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Green County High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 3% (504 to 490); teachers down 2% (32.5 to 32).

About Green County High School

Green County High School is a mid-sized high school with an address in Greensburg, Kentucky. Enrollment totals 490 students across grades 9 through 12.

Green County has a total of 4 schools and 1,675 students, Green County High School among them.

White students account for 92% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among Green County residents, the White share is about 95%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 15%.

Its ratio of 15.3:1 is based on 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Kentucky is 16.6:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 58% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Among Kentucky public high schools, Green County High School outscored 60%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for Green County High School is 43.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.5%.

The school is in Green County, where the median household earns about $46,798 a year, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Green County High School shares Green County with 5 other public schools.

A public school about 0.1 miles away, Green County Middle School, is the closest to Green County High School. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Green County High School. Its average proficiency rate of 39.5% is above the 38.6% average for nearby schools.

Federal data place Green County High School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 490, up from 473 in 2020-21.

This page collects posts and questions about Green County High School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Green County at a glance

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Population
11,369
Census ACS
Median income
$46,798
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,675 students

Quick facts

School name
Green County High School
District
Green County
Address
302 Brummal Ave, Greensburg, KY 42743
Phone
(270) 932-6610
County
Green County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
490
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student–teacher ratio
15.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
286 (58%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
210234000490
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Green County High School
What is the total enrollment at Green County High School?
Green County High School enrolls approximately 490 students in grades 09-12.
Is Green County High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Green County High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Green County High School have?
Green County High School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
How diverse is Green County High School?
Green County High School reports a student body of 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Green County High School in?
Green County High School is part of Green County.
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