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Enrollment
1,451
High
DISTRICT 605 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARREN COUNTY·NCES 210573001692
Greenwood High School
5065 Scottsville Road, Bowling Green, KY 42104 · (270) 842-3627 · Warren County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,451 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Kentucky public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
18.9:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
706 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 394 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 371 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 358 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 327 | 23% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
56.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
56.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Greenwood High School
Greenwood High School's state test result (48.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood High School this school | 1,451 | 48.7% | 48.5% |
| South Warren High School Bowling Green | 1,548 | 41.1% | 51.3% |
| Apollo High School Owensboro | 1,265 | 58.4% | 43.5% |
| Eastern High Middletown | 1,790 | 35.5% | 35.3% |
| Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Lexington | 1,828 | 40.6% | 49.5% |
| Ballard High Louisville | 2,148 | 36.1% | 43.8% |
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 Greenwood High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #29 of 211 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #29 of 211 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #47 of 211 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,451 | #33 of 304 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #178 of 217 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #45 of 217 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.7% | #171 of 230 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.8% | #21 of 72 | N/A |
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
1,451
+141 (+11%) vs 2020
+61% since 1990-91, when it was 899
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 1,451 | 76.9 | 18.9:1 | 49% (706) |
| 2023-24 | 1,422 | 81 | 17.6:1 | 42% (598) |
| 2022-23 | 1,370 | 79 | 17.3:1 | 47% (641) |
| 2020-21 | 1,310 | 69 | 19.0:1 | 47% (621) |
| 2017-18 | 1,253 | 71.4 | 17.6:1 | 41% (516) |
| 2015-16 | 1,245 | 72 | 17.3:1 | 42% (519) |
| 2010-11 | 1,166 | 72 | 16.2:1 | 31% (359) |
| 2000-01 | 1,279 | 74 | 17.3:1 | 13% (170) |
| 1990-91 | 899 | 53 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greenwood High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (1,253 to 1,451); teachers up 8% (71.4 to 76.9).
About Greenwood High School
Greenwood High School is a public large high school in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 1,451 students. An average school in this group (high schools in Kentucky) has about 558 students.
In Warren County, 30 schools enroll a combined 18,559 students.
White students account for 64% of enrollment at Greenwood High School. Smaller groups are 13% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Warren County is roughly 76% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Greenwood High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 18.9:1, with 76.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, high schools in Kentucky average 16.6:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 49%. It compares with 61% for public schools in Warren County.
Greenwood High School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 86% of Kentucky public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Greenwood High School is 46.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.5%.
Warren County has about 140,918 residents, and median household income is about $65,794, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 45 public schools in Warren County, with a combined enrollment of about 23,324.
Drakes Creek Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Greenwood High School ranks 6th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Greenwood High School inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
Greenwood High School had 1,310 students in 2020-21 and 1,451 in 2024-25, an 11% increase.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Warren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
140,918
Census ACS
Median income
$65,794
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
23,324 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Warren County
- South Warren High SchoolHigh · 1,548 students
- Warren Central High SchoolHigh · 1,070 students
- Rich Pond ElementaryElementary · 990 students
- Warren East High SchoolHigh · 967 students
- Lost River ElementaryElementary · 856 students
- Jennings Creek ElementaryElementary · 852 students
Other schools in Bowling Green
- South Warren High SchoolHigh · 1,548 students
- Bowling Green High SchoolHigh · 1,377 students
- Warren Central High SchoolHigh · 1,070 students
- Bowling Green Junior HighMiddle · 1,042 students
- Rich Pond ElementaryElementary · 990 students
- Warren East High SchoolHigh · 967 students
Other Greenwood High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Greenwood High. Greenwood High School is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Greenwood HighGreenwood, SC · 1,724 students
- GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOLGREENWOOD, AR · 1,161 students
- Greenwood High SchoolMIDLAND, TX · 879 students
- Greenwood High SchoolMillerstown, PA · 235 students
- Greenwood HighGreenwood, WI · 155 students
Nearby schools
- Drakes Creek Middle School0.2 mi · 704
- William H. Natcher Elementary2.2 mi · 713
- Cumberland Trace Elementary2.7 mi · 699
- Plano Elementary2.7 mi · 750
- Jody Richards Elementary2.9 mi · 754
- Bowling Green High School3.0 mi · 1,377
Frequently asked questions
About Greenwood High SchoolHow many students attend Greenwood High School?
Greenwood High School enrolls approximately 1,451 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Greenwood High School serve?
Greenwood High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Greenwood High School?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at Greenwood High School.
How diverse is Greenwood High School?
Greenwood High School reports a student body of 64% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, 13% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Greenwood High School?
Greenwood High School is overseen by Warren County in Warren County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.