Enrollment
316
High
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HICKMAN COUNTY·NCES 210279000594
Hickman County High School
301 James H Phillips Dr, Clinton, KY 42031 · (270) 653-4044 · Hickman County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Kentucky public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
13.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
184 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 7 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 59 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 56 | 18% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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 Hickman County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
44.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
41.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Hickman County High School
Hickman County High School's state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickman County High School this school | 316 | 58.2% | 40.2% |
| Campbellsville High School Campbellsville | 370 | 63.5% | 41.0% |
| Harlan High School Harlan | 455 | 54.9% | 44.8% |
| Ballard Memorial High School Barlow | 276 | 54.0% | 49.0% |
| Green County High School Greensburg | 490 | 58.4% | 39.5% |
| Nicholas County High School Carlisle | 435 | 57.2% | 31.5% |
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 Hickman County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #82 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #106 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #131 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 316 | #202 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #21 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.3% | #71 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.2% | #103 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #126 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
316
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 404
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 316 | 24 | 13.2:1 | 58% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 305 | 24 | 12.7:1 | 61% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 302 | 24 | 12.6:1 | 57% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 323 | 24 | 13.5:1 | 52% (168) |
| 2017-18 | 321 | 23.1 | 13.9:1 | 57% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 319 | 23 | 13.9:1 | 55% (175) |
| 2010-11 | 334 | 26 | 12.8:1 | 45% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 350 | 27 | 13.0:1 | 49% (172) |
| 1990-91 | 404 | 27 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hickman County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (321 to 316); teachers up 4% (23.1 to 24).
About Hickman County High School
Hickman County High School is a low-enrollment high school in Clinton, Kentucky, (ZIP code 42031). Enrollment in 2024-25 was 316 students in grades 7 through 12. Against the 558-student average for high schools in Kentucky, enrollment here is 43% lower.
Hickman County, which runs Hickman County High School, has 2 schools and 759 students.
At 74%, White students outnumber all other groups at Hickman County High School combined. The school is also 11% multiracial, 10% Black, and 4% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 87%. The chance that two students picked at random at Hickman County High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 42%.
The school employs the equivalent of 24 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.2:1. Among high schools in Kentucky, the typical ratio is 16.6:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 58%. Across public schools in Hickman County, the average is about the same, 61%.
Hickman County High School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 64% of Kentucky public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Kentucky with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 43.4%. Hickman County High School scores 40.2%.
Within Hickman County, median household income is about $60,867, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Federal data list 2 public schools in Hickman County, with a combined enrollment of about 759.
Nearest public school: Hickman County Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Hickman County High School is 5th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Hickman County High School had 323 students in 2020-21 and 316 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Hickman County High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Hickman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,439
Census ACS
Median income
$60,867
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
759 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hickman County
- Hickman County Elementary SchoolElementary · 443 students
Nearby schools
- Hickman County Elementary School0.2 mi · 443
- Fulton County High School11.6 mi · 174
- Fulton County Middle School11.6 mi · 123
- Fulton County Elementary11.6 mi · 314
- Carlisle County Middle School11.7 mi · 159
- Carlisle County Elementary School11.7 mi · 395
Frequently asked questions
About Hickman County High SchoolHow large is Hickman County High School?
Hickman County High School enrolls approximately 316 students in grades 07-12.
Is Hickman County High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hickman County High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Hickman County High School have?
Hickman County High School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
How diverse is Hickman County High School?
Hickman County High School reports a student body of 74% White, 4% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Hickman County High School public or private?
Hickman County High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hickman County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.