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Enrollment
1,939
High
DISTRICT 787 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 210186000364
Henry Clay High School
2100 Fontaine Rd, Lexington, KY 40502 · (859) 381-3423 · Fayette County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,939 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.
- A-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
16.4:1
118 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
808 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 552 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 492 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 485 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 404 | 21% |
| Ungraded | 6 | 0% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
54.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
51.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
49.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Henry Clay High School
Henry Clay High School's state test result (49.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Clay High School this school | 1,939 | 41.7% | 49.8% |
| Ballard High Louisville | 2,148 | 36.1% | 43.8% |
| Frederick Douglass High School Lexington | 1,770 | 46.2% | 38.8% |
| Eastern High Middletown | 1,790 | 35.5% | 35.3% |
| Bowling Green High School Bowling Green | 1,377 | 50.8% | 42.5% |
| Lafayette High School Lexington | 2,370 | 33.1% | 54.5% |
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 Henry Clay High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #22 of 211 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #47 of 211 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #57 of 211 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,939 | #6 of 304 | #3 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #100 of 217 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #19 of 217 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.7% | #198 of 230 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #38 of 139 | 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
1,939
-115 (-6%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 1,868
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 1,939 | 118.2 | 16.4:1 | 42% (808) |
| 2023-24 | 1,990 | 120.3 | 16.5:1 | 48% (960) |
| 2022-23 | 2,031 | 120.7 | 16.8:1 | 47% (947) |
| 2020-21 | 2,054 | 120 | 17.1:1 | 47% (974) |
| 2017-18 | 2,219 | 122.8 | 18.1:1 | 41% (912) |
| 2015-16 | 2,379 | 129 | 18.4:1 | 38% (899) |
| 2010-11 | 2,214 | 120 | 18.4:1 | 35% (781) |
| 2000-01 | 1,664 | 102 | 16.3:1 | 25% (420) |
| 1990-91 | 1,868 | 101 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Henry Clay High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (2,219 to 1,939); teachers down 4% (122.8 to 118.2).
About Henry Clay High School
Henry Clay High School is a large high school based in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has 1,939 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Kentucky enroll about 558 students on average.
Henry Clay High School is part of Fayette County, where 73 schools serve 42,138 students.
Of every 100 students at Henry Clay High School, about 48 are White, the largest group. Smaller groups are 22% Black, 19% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Fayette County is roughly 68% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.
Classroom staffing at Henry Clay High School totals 118.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.4:1. That is in line with the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky. Federal data show 42% of students (808) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 50% for public schools in Fayette County.
On the allk12 Grade, Henry Clay High School lands at A, ahead of 86% of Kentucky public high schools.
Compared with Kentucky schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Henry Clay High School's results are within a point of predicted: 49.8% against 49.5%.
In Fayette County, median household income comes to about $69,479, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fayette County counts 81 public schools with about 42,142 students.
Henry Clay High School's nearest public school is Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School (about 0.6 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Henry Clay High School. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Henry Clay High School is 4th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 6% drop, from 2,054 to 1,939.
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Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
323,725
Census ACS
Median income
$69,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
42,142 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fayette County
- Lafayette High SchoolHigh · 2,370 students
- Bryan Station High SchoolHigh · 2,030 students
- Paul Laurence Dunbar High SchoolHigh · 1,828 students
- Frederick Douglass High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Tates Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,723 students
- Edythe Jones Hayes Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,125 students
Other schools in Lexington
- Lafayette High SchoolHigh · 2,370 students
- Bryan Station High SchoolHigh · 2,030 students
- Paul Laurence Dunbar High SchoolHigh · 1,828 students
- Frederick Douglass High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Tates Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,723 students
- Edythe Jones Hayes Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,125 students
Nearby schools
- Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School0.6 mi · 576
- Martin L King Acad for Excellence Alt1.3 mi · 164
- Morton Middle School1.3 mi · 604
- Cassidy Elementary School1.3 mi · 632
- Ashland Elementary School1.6 mi · 316
- Ridge Hospital Alt. High School1.6 mi · 11
Frequently asked questions
About Henry Clay High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Henry Clay High School?
Henry Clay High School enrolls approximately 1,939 students in grades 09-12.
Is Henry Clay High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Henry Clay High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Henry Clay High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Henry Clay High School is approximately 16.4:1 (118 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Henry Clay High School?
At Henry Clay High School, the student body is approximately 48% White, 19% Hispanic, 22% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Henry Clay High School in?
Henry Clay High School is part of Fayette County.
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