Larry A. Ryle High School

As a sprawling secondary school in Union, Kentucky, Larry A. Ryle High School enrolls 2,077 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Boone County. Compared to the state average of about 558 students per school, that is 272% larger than typical.

Across the 27 schools in Boone County (20,514 students total), Larry A. Ryle High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Larry A. Ryle High School lists that 72% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 15% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 112 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Larry A. Ryle High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.3%; this one delivers 43.8%.

In the surrounding community, Boone County reports that median household earnings sit near $99,414, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Larry A. Ryle High School is one of 34 public schools in Boone County (combined enrollment of about 22,394 students).

Gray Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Larry A. Ryle High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 58.2%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Larry A. Ryle High School has rose 10%, going from 1,890 students in 2018 to 2,077 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 83% to 72%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Larry A. Ryle High School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.