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Alumni: what's one memory from Mason County High School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
877
High
DISTRICT 667 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MASON COUNTY·NCES 210387000989
Mason County High School
1320 US 68, Maysville, KY 41056 · (606) 564-3393 · Mason County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL877 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.
- CBeats 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
19.7:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
515 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 228 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 210 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 199 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 239 | 27% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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 Mason County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
44.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
26.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
32.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 Mason County High School
Mason County High School's state test result (32.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason County High School this school | 877 | 58.7% | 32.0% |
| Hopkins County Central High School Madisonville | 861 | 56.6% | 21.8% |
| Franklin-Simpson High School Franklin | 830 | 59.2% | 37.3% |
| Mercer County Senior High School Harrodsburg | 748 | 56.4% | 49.5% |
| Garrard County High School Lancaster | 792 | 57.3% | 37.3% |
| LaRue County High School Hodgenville | 754 | 57.0% | 40.3% |
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 Mason County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #157 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #180 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #138 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 877 | #92 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #198 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.0% | #79 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.7% | #98 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.9% | #24 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
877
+100 (+13%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 697
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
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 | 877 | 44.5 | 19.7:1 | 59% (515) |
| 2023-24 | 873 | 45.8 | 19.1:1 | 60% (523) |
| 2022-23 | 841 | 46.8 | 18.0:1 | 57% (482) |
| 2020-21 | 777 | 42 | 18.5:1 | 54% (418) |
| 2017-18 | 777 | 44.8 | 17.4:1 | 55% (427) |
| 2015-16 | 813 | 46 | 17.7:1 | 53% (431) |
| 2010-11 | 803 | 44 | 18.3:1 | 51% (413) |
| 2000-01 | 757 | 51 | 14.8:1 | 34% (260) |
| 1990-91 | 697 | 41 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mason County High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (777 to 877); teachers down 1% (44.8 to 44.5).
About Mason County High School
Located in Maysville, Kentucky, Mason County High School is a large high school. Enrollment stands at 877 students, covering grades 9 through 12. It has 57% more students than the average for high schools in Kentucky (about 558).
The district, Mason County, operates 4 schools serving 2,668 students.
The largest group at Mason County High School is White students, at 77%. The remaining students are 9% multiracial, 8% Black, and 5% Hispanic. Among people living in Mason County, the White share is about 87%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mason County High School scores 39%.
For every teacher at Mason County High School, there are about 19.7 students; the school has 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky, this school's ratio is higher. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 59%.
On the allk12 Grade, Mason County High School lands at C-, ahead of 23% of Kentucky public high schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Mason County High School falls in the middle 80% of Kentucky schools: 32.0% actual against 43.2% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Mason County show that median household income comes to about $52,178, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mason County counts 5 public schools with about 2,668 students.
Mason County High School's closest public school neighbor is Charles Straub Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools.
The federal government classifies Mason County High School's location as Town: Distant.
Enrollment was 877 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 777. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.5:1 to 19.7:1 over the same years.
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Mason County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,956
Census ACS
Median income
$52,178
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
2,668 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mason County
- Charles Straub Elementary SchoolElementary · 653 students
- Mason County Intermediate SchoolElementary · 573 students
- Mason County Middle SchoolMiddle · 565 students
- Mason County Career Magnet SchoolHigh
Other schools in Maysville
- Charles Straub Elementary SchoolElementary · 653 students
- Mason County Intermediate SchoolElementary · 573 students
- Mason County Middle SchoolMiddle · 565 students
- Mason County Career Magnet SchoolHigh
- Mason County Career Magnet SchoolHigh
Nearby schools
- Charles Straub Elementary School0.3 mi · 653
- Mason County Middle School1.4 mi · 565
- Mason County Intermediate School1.6 mi · 573
- Ripley Union Lewis Huntington Junior High School6.6 mi · 102
- Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Senior High School6.6 mi · 192
- Ripley Union Lewis Huntington Elementary School7.5 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About Mason County High SchoolHow large is Mason County High School?
Mason County High School enrolls approximately 877 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Mason County High School serve?
Mason County High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mason County High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mason County High School is approximately 19.7:1 (45 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Mason County High School?
Mason County High School reports a student body of 77% White, 5% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Mason County High School?
Mason County High School is overseen by Mason County in Mason County.
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