Hancock County High School

Hancock County High School is a senior high of compact scale in Lewisport, Kentucky, one of the schools within Hancock County, educateing 461 students in grades 9 through 12.

Hancock County runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,449 students. Hancock County High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Hancock County High School lists that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. Compared to Hancock County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Hancock County High School logs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Hancock County High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.5%; this one delivers 41.8%.

In the broader community, Hancock County reports that the typical household earns roughly $65,464 per year, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Hancock County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,449 students), Hancock County High School is one campus in the mix.

Hancock County Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hancock County High School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.4%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 13%: 532 students in 2018 compared to 461 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.