Lincoln County High School

Lincoln County High School is a heavily attended secondary school in Stanford, Kentucky, overseen by Lincoln County. The school caters to 886 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 59% larger than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 558 students.

Lincoln County comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,255 students; Lincoln County High School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Lincoln County High School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%); the rest is composed of 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Lincoln County High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 67% of students at Lincoln County High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lincoln County (around 75%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lincoln County High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.2%; this one delivers 32.5%.

Around the school, census data for Lincoln County shows median household income runs about $52,440, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Lincoln County High School is one of 8 public schools in Lincoln County (combined enrollment of about 3,240 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lincoln County Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lincoln County High School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 42.9%.

Lincoln County High School operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Lincoln County High School's enrollment has shrank 17% since 2018, when it stood at 1,073 (now 886). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

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