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What advice would you give to incoming students at Hart County High School?
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Enrollment
645
High
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HART COUNTY·NCES 210264000564
Hart County High School
1014 S Dixie Hwy, Munfordville, KY 42765 · (270) 524-2332 · Hart County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL645 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% 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
14.0:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
358 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 155 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 179 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 141 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 166 | 26% |
| Ungraded | 4 | 1% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 Hart County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
59.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
49.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
50.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Hart County High School
Hart County High School's state test result (50.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hart County High School this school | 645 | 55.5% | 50.7% |
| East Carter County High School Grayson | 678 | 55.9% | 34.8% |
| Fleming County High School Flemingsburg | 671 | 52.9% | 36.0% |
| Owen County High School Owenton | 531 | 55.9% | 28.8% |
| Edmonson County High School Brownsville | 546 | 57.7% | 35.3% |
| Garrard County High School Lancaster | 792 | 57.3% | 37.3% |
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 Hart County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #20 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #53 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #26 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 645 | #131 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #36 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.3% | #150 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.5% | #125 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.1% | #130 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 2024-25Enrollment
645
-31 (-5%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 672
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 645 | 46.2 | 14.0:1 | 56% (358) |
| 2023-24 | 689 | 48 | 14.3:1 | 65% (450) |
| 2022-23 | 679 | 50.4 | 13.5:1 | 55% (376) |
| 2020-21 | 676 | 42 | 16.1:1 | 59% (396) |
| 2017-18 | 652 | 42.6 | 15.3:1 | 62% (402) |
| 2015-16 | 690 | 48 | 14.4:1 | 57% (393) |
| 2010-11 | 715 | 43 | 16.6:1 | 57% (406) |
| 2000-01 | 847 | 46 | 18.4:1 | 48% (404) |
| 1990-91 | 672 | 40 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hart County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (652 to 645); teachers up 8% (42.6 to 46.2).
About Hart County High School
Hart County High School is one of the public schools in Munfordville, Kentucky. It is a mid-sized high school. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 645 students.
The district, Hart County, operates 6 schools serving 2,322 students.
At Hart County High School, 90% of students are White. Next come 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. That is in line with Hart County, where about 91% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 18%.
There are 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.0:1. Compared with the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 56% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Hart County High School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 93% of Kentucky public high schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Hart County High School falls in the middle 80% of Kentucky schools: 50.7% actual against 44.4% predicted.
For the population of Hart County, median household income comes to about $52,285, roughly 12% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Hart County counts 8 public schools with about 2,646 students.
Of the public schools around it, Hart County High School is closest to Munfordville Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 7. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 34.8%; Hart County High School's is 50.7%, ranking 1st of 9.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment decreased 5% over 4 years, reaching 645 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.1:1 to 14.0:1.
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Hart County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,603
Census ACS
Median income
$52,285
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,646 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hart County
- Munfordville Elementary SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 335 students
- Legrande Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
- Bonnieville Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
- Cub Run Elementary SchoolElementary · 213 students
Other schools in Munfordville
- Munfordville Elementary SchoolElementary · 489 students
Other Hart County High schools
One other US public school is named Hart County High. Hart County High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Hart County High SchoolHartwell, GA · 1,071 students
Nearby schools
- Munfordville Elementary School0.9 mi · 489
- Memorial Elementary School6.0 mi · 335
- Legrande Elementary School7.7 mi · 327
- Caverna High School7.9 mi · 209
- Caverna Middle School7.9 mi · 115
- Caverna Elementary School8.4 mi · 330
Frequently asked questions
About Hart County High SchoolHow large is Hart County High School?
Hart County High School enrolls approximately 645 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Hart County High School serve?
Hart County High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Hart County High School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Hart County High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hart County High School?
At Hart County High School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Hart County High School public or private?
Hart County High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hart County.
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