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Which teacher or staff member at Harrison County High School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
881
High
DISTRICT 453 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISON COUNTY·NCES 210258000555
Harrison County High School
320 Webster Ave, Cynthiana, KY 41031 · (859) 234-7117 · Harrison County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL881 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Kentucky public high schools
- CTest 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
19.4:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
412 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 228 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 206 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 245 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 202 | 23% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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 Harrison County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
44.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
40.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Harrison County High School
Harrison County High School's state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison County High School this school | 881 | 46.8% | 32.8% |
| Logan County High School Russellville | 918 | 46.1% | 41.5% |
| Boyle County High School Danville | 869 | 45.2% | 53.3% |
| Anderson County High School Lawrenceburg | 1,157 | 44.2% | 37.0% |
| Barren County High School Glasgow | 1,220 | 49.1% | 36.5% |
| Madison Southern High School Berea | 1,224 | 47.5% | 57.0% |
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 Harrison County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #150 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #114 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #137 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 881 | #90 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #192 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.7% | #142 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.8% | #179 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #63 of 72 |
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
881
+24 (+3%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 885
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 881 | 45.4 | 19.4:1 | 47% (412) |
| 2023-24 | 869 | 44.4 | 19.6:1 | 55% (480) |
| 2022-23 | 865 | 45.4 | 19.0:1 | 46% (394) |
| 2020-21 | 857 | 43 | 19.9:1 | 44% (378) |
| 2017-18 | 864 | 46.9 | 18.4:1 | 48% (416) |
| 2015-16 | 888 | 48 | 18.5:1 | 50% (443) |
| 2010-11 | 929 | 52 | 17.9:1 | 46% (431) |
| 2000-01 | 931 | 50 | 18.6:1 | 31% (289) |
| 1990-91 | 885 | 44 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harrison County High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (864 to 881); teachers down 3% (46.9 to 45.4).
About Harrison County High School
In Cynthiana, Kentucky, part of Harrison County, Harrison County High School is a high school. There are 881 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 58% bigger than the 558-student average for high schools in Kentucky.
Harrison County High School is among 7 schools run by Harrison County, which serves 2,982 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Harrison County High School is White, at 89%. It is also 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 20%.
Harrison County High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.4:1, with 45.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Kentucky, 16.6:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 47% at Harrison County High School.
Among Kentucky public high schools, Harrison County High School outscored 22%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Harrison County High School is in the bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.6%. The school's actual rate is 32.8%, 14.9 points lower.
The school is in Harrison County, where the median household earns about $66,442 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Harrison County High School shares Harrison County with 7 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Harrison County Learning Center is less than a tenth of a mile from Harrison County High School. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Harrison County High School is 4th of 8 on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 24 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Harrison County High School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Harrison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,140
Census ACS
Median income
$66,442
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,982 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harrison County
- Harrison County Middle SchoolMiddle · 617 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolElementary · 360 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Harrison County Learning CenterHigh · 24 students
Other schools in Cynthiana
- Harrison County Middle SchoolMiddle · 617 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Eastside Elementary SchoolElementary · 399 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolElementary · 360 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Harrison County Learning CenterHigh · 24 students
Nearby schools
- Harrison County Learning Center0.0 mi · 24
- Southside Elementary School0.2 mi · 409
- Harrison County Middle School0.3 mi · 617
- Eastside Elementary School1.6 mi · 399
- Westside Elementary School1.9 mi · 360
- Northside Elementary School2.9 mi · 292
Frequently asked questions
About Harrison County High SchoolHow many students attend Harrison County High School?
Harrison County High School enrolls approximately 881 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Harrison County High School serve?
Harrison County High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harrison County High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harrison County High School is approximately 19.4:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Harrison County High School?
Student demographics at Harrison County High School are roughly 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Harrison County High School public or private?
Harrison County High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Harrison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.