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Enrollment
608
High
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRY COUNTY·NCES 210276000590
Henry County High School
1120 Eminence Rd, New Castle, KY 40050 · (502) 845-8670 · Henry County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL608 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% 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
16.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
299 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 161 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 155 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 130 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 157 | 26% |
| Ungraded | 5 | 1% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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 Henry County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
43.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
38.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 Henry County High School
Henry County High School's state test result (32.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry County High School this school | 608 | 49.2% | 32.5% |
| Trimble County JR/SR High School Bedford | 541 | 51.2% | 22.1% |
| Washington County High School Springfield | 507 | 51.1% | 36.5% |
| Nelson County High School Bardstown | 756 | 51.9% | 38.3% |
| Fleming County High School Flemingsburg | 671 | 52.9% | 36.0% |
| Trigg County High School Cadiz | 590 | 51.7% | 29.8% |
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 Henry County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #151 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #126 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #144 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 608 | #139 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #87 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.2% | #124 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.2% | #168 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #23 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
608
-55 (-8%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 514
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 608 | 38 | 16.0:1 | 49% (299) |
| 2023-24 | 617 | 39.5 | 15.6:1 | 49% (303) |
| 2022-23 | 620 | 37.5 | 16.5:1 | 47% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 663 | 41 | 16.2:1 | 46% (304) |
| 2017-18 | 719 | 42 | 17.1:1 | 50% (363) |
| 2015-16 | 696 | 42 | 16.6:1 | 51% (352) |
| 2010-11 | 666 | 40 | 16.6:1 | 47% (315) |
| 2000-01 | 599 | 42 | 14.3:1 | 28% (166) |
| 1990-91 | 514 | 35 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Henry County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (719 to 608); teachers down 10% (42 to 38).
About Henry County High School
Federal records list Henry County High School as a high school in New Castle, Kentucky. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 608 students.
Within Henry County, Henry County High School is one of 6 schools. The district enrolls 1,984 students.
White students are 87% of those enrolled at Henry County High School. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That is in line with Henry County, where about 90% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 24, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Henry County High School is 16.0:1, based on 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky. Henry County High School counts 49% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Henry County average a similar 49%.
On the allk12 Grade, Henry County High School lands at C-, ahead of 23% of Kentucky public high schools.
Henry County High School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 32.5% is 14.3 points below the 46.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school is in Henry County, where the median household earns about $63,347 a year, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Across Henry County, 8 public schools serve about 2,990 students.
Henry County Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Henry County High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Henry County High School ranks 6th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 32.5% against a local average of 37.2%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 608, compared with 663 in 2020-21.
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Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,856
Census ACS
Median income
$63,347
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,990 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Henry County
- Henry County Middle SchoolMiddle · 421 students
- Campbellsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 331 students
- New Castle Elementary SchoolElementary · 326 students
- Eastern Elementary SchoolElementary · 189 students
- Henry County Early ChildhoodElementary · 109 students
Other schools in New Castle
- Henry County Middle SchoolMiddle · 421 students
- New Castle Elementary SchoolElementary · 326 students
- Henry County Early ChildhoodElementary · 109 students
Nearby schools
- Henry County Middle School0.1 mi · 421
- Henry County Early Childhood0.8 mi · 109
- New Castle Elementary School0.9 mi · 326
- Eminence Elementary School3.3 mi · 455
- Eminence High School3.3 mi · 551
- Eastern Elementary School7.1 mi · 189
Frequently asked questions
About Henry County High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Henry County High School?
Henry County High School enrolls approximately 608 students in grades 09-12.
Is Henry County High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Henry County High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Henry County High School have?
Henry County High School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Henry County High School?
At Henry County High School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Henry County High School public or private?
Henry County High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Henry County.
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