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Enrollment
1,113
High
DISTRICT 788 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PULASKI COUNTY·NCES 210495001233
Pulaski County High School
511 University Dr, Somerset, KY 42503 · (606) 679-1574 · Pulaski County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,113 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Kentucky public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
15.3:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
601 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 | 272 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 280 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 291 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 267 | 24% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 0% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
61.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
63.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Pulaski County High School
Pulaski County High School's state test result (52.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski County High School this school | 1,113 | 54.0% | 52.5% |
| Allen County-Scottsville High School Scottsville | 906 | 55.2% | 37.5% |
| Muhlenberg County High School Greenville | 1,123 | 53.0% | 39.3% |
| Montgomery County High School Mount Sterling | 1,345 | 51.4% | 37.8% |
| Bullitt Central High School Shepherdsville | 1,293 | 57.2% | 25.3% |
| Grayson County High School Leitchfield | 1,180 | 54.7% | 38.0% |
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 Pulaski County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #17 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #11 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #21 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,113 | #66 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #65 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.9% | #140 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.0% | #138 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #71 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
1,113
-189 (-15%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 1,515
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 1,113 | 73 | 15.3:1 | 54% (601) |
| 2023-24 | 1,173 | 75 | 15.6:1 | 57% (665) |
| 2022-23 | 1,209 | 71 | 17.0:1 | 57% (687) |
| 2020-21 | 1,302 | 72 | 18.1:1 | 60% (786) |
| 2017-18 | 1,208 | 71.5 | 16.9:1 | 58% (703) |
| 2015-16 | 1,191 | 67 | 17.8:1 | 62% (733) |
| 2010-11 | 1,113 | 68 | 16.4:1 | 62% (688) |
| 2000-01 | 1,034 | 61 | 16.9:1 | 52% (540) |
| 1990-91 | 1,515 | 80 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pulaski County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,208 to 1,113); teachers up 2% (71.5 to 73).
About Pulaski County High School
Among the schools in Somerset, Kentucky, is Pulaski County High School, a high-enrollment high school. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 1,113 students enrolled. High schools in Kentucky have about 558 students on average; enrollment here is 99% higher.
The Pulaski County system has 14 schools and 7,729 students.
Pulaski County High School is 89% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The diversity index for Pulaski County High School is 20%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 73 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.3:1. Compared with the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 54%. Among public schools in Pulaski County, the average eligibility rate is 64%.
Among Kentucky public high schools, Pulaski County High School outscored 95%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Pulaski County High School is 7.5 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Kentucky schools.
In Pulaski County, median household income comes to about $51,898, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. The county's public schools total 19, with about 9,989 students.
Among nearby public schools, Northern Middle School is closest at about 0.6 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 51.8% proficiency; Pulaski County High School posts 52.5%.
NCES describes the area around Pulaski County High School as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
The school's student count decreased 15% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 15.3 students per teacher, compared with 18.1 in 2020-21.
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Pulaski County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,897
Census ACS
Median income
$51,898
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
9,989 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pulaski County
- Southwestern High SchoolHigh · 1,213 students
- Southern Middle SchoolMiddle · 871 students
- Northern Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Southern Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
- Oak Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 551 students
- Pulaski Elementary SchoolElementary · 535 students
Other schools in Somerset
- Southwestern High SchoolHigh · 1,213 students
- Southern Middle SchoolMiddle · 871 students
- Northern Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Hopkins Elementary SchoolElementary · 750 students
- Southern Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
- Oak Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 551 students
Nearby schools
- Northern Middle School0.6 mi · 797
- Meece Middle School0.7 mi · 486
- Pulaski Elementary School0.7 mi · 535
- Hopkins Elementary School0.7 mi · 750
- Somerset High School0.8 mi · 526
- Memorial Education Center1.6 mi · 231
Frequently asked questions
About Pulaski County High SchoolHow large is Pulaski County High School?
Pulaski County High School enrolls approximately 1,113 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Pulaski County High School serve?
Pulaski County High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pulaski County High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pulaski County High School is approximately 15.3:1 (73 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pulaski County High School?
At Pulaski County High School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Pulaski County High School in?
Pulaski County High School is part of Pulaski County.
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