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How has Pendleton County High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
667
High
DISTRICT 533 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENDLETON COUNTY·NCES 210474001161
Pendleton County High School
2359 Hwy 27 N, Falmouth, KY 41040 · (859) 654-3355 · Pendleton County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL667 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Kentucky public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
19.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
382 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 153 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 186 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 164 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 164 | 25% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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 Pendleton 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
30.0%
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 30 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
27.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Pendleton County High School
Pendleton County High School's state test result (27.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pendleton County High School this school | 667 | 57.3% | 27.0% |
| Lawrence County High School Louisa | 757 | 57.3% | 26.7% |
| East Carter County High School Grayson | 678 | 55.9% | 34.8% |
| Greenup County High School Greenup | 807 | 56.6% | 31.5% |
| Edmonson County High School Brownsville | 546 | 57.7% | 35.3% |
| Hart County High School Munfordville | 645 | 55.5% | 50.7% |
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 Pendleton County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #181 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #171 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #139 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 667 | #128 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #184 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.4% | #188 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.3% | #111 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #36 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
667
-24 (-3%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 674
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 667 | 35 | 19.1:1 | 57% (382) |
| 2023-24 | 710 | 37 | 19.2:1 | 58% (412) |
| 2022-23 | 698 | 38.9 | 17.9:1 | 57% (395) |
| 2020-21 | 691 | 36 | 19.2:1 | 54% (375) |
| 2017-18 | 768 | 38.1 | 20.2:1 | 57% (439) |
| 2015-16 | 734 | 39 | 18.8:1 | 52% (381) |
| 2010-11 | 819 | 50 | 16.4:1 | 48% (393) |
| 2000-01 | 816 | 45 | 18.1:1 | 35% (286) |
| 1990-91 | 674 | 38 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pendleton County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (768 to 667); teachers down 8% (38.1 to 35).
About Pendleton County High School
Pendleton County High School is a high school in Falmouth, Kentucky, and it is part of Pendleton County. It has an enrollment of 667 students in grades 9 through 12.
The district for Pendleton County High School is Pendleton County, with 4 schools and 2,130 students.
Roughly 96% of students at Pendleton County High School are White. Other groups include 2% multiracial. In Pendleton County overall, the White share is about 93%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 8%.
Pendleton County High School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.1:1. The gap from the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky is 2.4 students per teacher. At Pendleton County High School, 57% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Pendleton County is similar, at 59%.
Among Kentucky public high schools, Pendleton County High School outscored 12%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Pendleton County High School posts 27.0% against a 43.8% prediction, a bottom-10% result in Kentucky.
In the surrounding county, Pendleton County, the median household earns about $64,669 a year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Pendleton County has 4 public schools with about 2,130 students, including Pendleton County High School.
Southern Elementary School is about 1.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Pendleton County High School ranks 8th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 27.0% against a local average of 35.0%.
Pendleton County High School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Pendleton County High School enrolled 691 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 667.
Pendleton County High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Pendleton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,723
Census ACS
Median income
$64,669
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
2,130 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pendleton County
- Southern Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Northern Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Phillip Sharp Middle SchoolMiddle · 420 students
Nearby schools
- Southern Elementary School1.6 mi · 542
- Phillip Sharp Middle School3.8 mi · 420
- Northern Elementary School7.3 mi · 501
- Williamstown Elementary11.5 mi · 397
- Williamstown Head Start Preschool11.5 mi · 90
- Williamstown Sr. High11.5 mi · 200
Frequently asked questions
About Pendleton County High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pendleton County High School?
Pendleton County High School enrolls approximately 667 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Pendleton County High School serve?
Pendleton County High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Pendleton County High School?
Approximately 19.1:1 students per teacher at Pendleton County High School.
How diverse is Pendleton County High School?
Pendleton County High School reports a student body of 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Pendleton County High School?
Pendleton County High School is overseen by Pendleton County in Pendleton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.