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Enrollment
754
High
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LARUE COUNTY·NCES 210318000853
LaRue County High School
925 S Lincoln Blvd, Hodgenville, KY 42748 · (270) 358-2210 · Larue County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL754 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% 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
16.7:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
430 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 185 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 195 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 197 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 173 | 23% |
| Ungraded | 4 | 1% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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 LaRue County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
49.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
43.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 LaRue County High School
LaRue County High School's state test result (40.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaRue County High School this school | 754 | 57.0% | 40.3% |
| Garrard County High School Lancaster | 792 | 57.3% | 37.3% |
| Mercer County Senior High School Harrodsburg | 748 | 56.4% | 49.5% |
| Allen County-Scottsville High School Scottsville | 906 | 55.2% | 37.5% |
| Hopkins County Central High School Madisonville | 861 | 56.6% | 21.8% |
| Calloway County High School Murray | 824 | 54.6% | 46.0% |
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 LaRue County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #79 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #99 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #93 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 754 | #118 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #114 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.8% | #114 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.0% | #116 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #60 of 72 |
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
754
+33 (+5%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 609
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 754 | 45.1 | 16.7:1 | 57% (430) |
| 2023-24 | 770 | 43.6 | 17.7:1 | 51% (396) |
| 2022-23 | 744 | 44 | 16.9:1 | 47% (346) |
| 2020-21 | 721 | 39 | 18.5:1 | 53% (384) |
| 2017-18 | 736 | 42.6 | 17.3:1 | 50% (371) |
| 2015-16 | 757 | 42 | 18.0:1 | 54% (408) |
| 2010-11 | 699 | 41 | 17.1:1 | 49% (345) |
| 2000-01 | 689 | 42 | 16.4:1 | 30% (204) |
| 1990-91 | 609 | 36 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LaRue County High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (736 to 754); teachers up 6% (42.6 to 45.1).
About LaRue County High School
Hodgenville, Kentucky, is home to LaRue County High School, a mid-sized high school. Total enrollment is 754 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. It has 35% more students than the average for high schools in Kentucky (about 558).
LaRue County High School is one school in a 6-school district, LaRue County, which enrolls 2,448 students.
LaRue County High School is 85% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, LaRue County High School scores 27%.
LaRue County High School reports a ratio of 16.7 students per teacher, from 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky is close to this figure. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at LaRue County High School, 57% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Larue County is similar, at 58%.
On the allk12 Grade, LaRue County High School lands at B+, ahead of 65% of Kentucky public high schools.
A school with LaRue County High School's lunch-eligibility share in Kentucky is predicted to score 43.9%. LaRue County High School scores 40.3%, 3.6 points below that line.
Larue County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $67,067, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. There are 6 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,448, LaRue County High School among them.
LaRue County High School's closest public school neighbor is LaRue County Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, LaRue County High School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school's enrollment rose 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.7:1) than in 2020-21 (18.5:1).
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Larue County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,107
Census ACS
Median income
$67,067
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,448 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LaRue County
- Hodgenville Elementary SchoolElementary · 533 students
- LaRue County Middle SchoolMiddle · 522 students
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Preschool on College StreetElementary · 118 students
- The Life ConnectionCombined · 39 students
Other schools in Hodgenville
- Hodgenville Elementary SchoolElementary · 533 students
- LaRue County Middle SchoolMiddle · 522 students
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Preschool on College StreetElementary · 118 students
Nearby schools
- LaRue County Middle School0.1 mi · 522
- Hodgenville Elementary School0.3 mi · 533
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary School0.7 mi · 482
- Preschool on College Street1.3 mi · 118
- The Life Connection6.6 mi · 39
- Creekside Elementary School9.5 mi · 474
Frequently asked questions
About LaRue County High SchoolHow large is LaRue County High School?
LaRue County High School enrolls approximately 754 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does LaRue County High School serve?
LaRue County High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LaRue County High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LaRue County High School is approximately 16.7:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at LaRue County High School?
At LaRue County High School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is LaRue County High School public or private?
LaRue County High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LaRue County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.