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Alumni: what's one memory from Scott County High School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,392
High
DISTRICT 1,051 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTT COUNTY·NCES 210526001283
Scott County High School
1080 Cardinal Dr, Georgetown, KY 40324 · (502) 863-4131 · Scott County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,392 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Kentucky public high schools
- B+Test 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
19.9:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
692 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 386 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 373 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 321 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 306 | 22% |
| Ungraded | 6 | 0% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
54.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
47.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Scott County High School
Scott County High School's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott County High School this school | 1,392 | 49.7% | 43.3% |
| George Rogers Clark High School Winchester | 1,578 | 53.4% | 39.3% |
| West Jessamine High School Nicholasville | 1,272 | 45.3% | 42.5% |
| Graves County High School Mayfield | 1,145 | 52.8% | 41.3% |
| Madison Central High School Richmond | 2,107 | 49.3% | 47.0% |
| Montgomery County High School Mount Sterling | 1,345 | 51.4% | 37.8% |
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 Scott County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #55 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #71 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #61 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,392 | #36 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #201 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.6% | #70 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.7% | #166 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.9% | #10 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
1,392
+223 (+19%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 1,156
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 1,392 | 70 | 19.9:1 | 50% (692) |
| 2023-24 | 1,353 | 67 | 20.2:1 | 37% (499) |
| 2022-23 | 1,197 | 64.8 | 18.5:1 | 40% (480) |
| 2020-21 | 1,169 | 60 | 19.5:1 | 34% (396) |
| 2017-18 | 1,828 | 79.8 | 22.9:1 | 32% (577) |
| 2015-16 | 1,793 | 87 | 20.6:1 | 34% (613) |
| 2010-11 | 1,632 | 73 | 22.4:1 | 28% (464) |
| 2000-01 | 1,118 | 69 | 16.2:1 | 30% (333) |
| 1990-91 | 1,156 | 64 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scott County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (1,828 to 1,392); teachers down 12% (79.8 to 70).
About Scott County High School
At 1080 Cardinal Dr in Georgetown, Kentucky, Scott County High School operates as a high-enrollment high school. In all, 1,392 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. The school is 149% above the average for high schools in Kentucky.
A total of 16 schools make up Scott County, with 9,830 students enrolled.
The largest group at Scott County High School is White students, at 74%. Smaller groups are 11% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 86% of Scott County residents are White. A diversity index of 43% means there is a 43% chance two randomly chosen students at Scott County High School are from different groups.
The school had 70 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 19.9:1. Across high schools in Kentucky, the average ratio is 16.6:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 50%. That is in line with the 50% average for public schools in Scott County.
Scott County High School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 75% of Kentucky public high schools.
The model predicts 46.5% for a school in Kentucky with Scott County High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Scott County High School posts 43.3%.
The school is in Scott County, where the median household earns about $85,158 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Scott County, 18 public schools serve about 9,863 students.
Scott County High School's closest public school neighbor is Phoenix Horizon Community, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 43.3% is below the 47.1% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Scott County High School is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 223 students, from 1,169 to 1,392.
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Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,536
Census ACS
Median income
$85,158
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
9,863 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Scott County
- Great Crossing High SchoolHigh · 1,677 students
- Scott County Middle SchoolMiddle · 837 students
- Royal Spring Middle SchoolMiddle · 719 students
- Western Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
- Creekside ElementaryElementary · 574 students
- Georgetown Middle SchoolMiddle · 555 students
Other schools in Georgetown
- Great Crossing High SchoolHigh · 1,677 students
- Scott County Middle SchoolMiddle · 837 students
- Royal Spring Middle SchoolMiddle · 719 students
- Western Elementary SchoolElementary · 623 students
- Creekside ElementaryElementary · 574 students
- Georgetown Middle SchoolMiddle · 555 students
Nearby schools
- Phoenix Horizon Community0.1 mi · 83
- Scott County Middle School0.1 mi · 837
- Scott County Preschool0.4 mi · 230
- Anne Mason Elementary School0.7 mi · 390
- Royal Spring Middle School0.9 mi · 719
- Great Crossing High School1.8 mi · 1,677
Frequently asked questions
About Scott County High SchoolHow many students attend Scott County High School?
Scott County High School enrolls approximately 1,392 students in grades 09-12.
Is Scott County High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Scott County High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Scott County High School have?
Scott County High School employs 70 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Scott County High School?
At Scott County High School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Scott County High School public or private?
Scott County High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Scott County.
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