Scott County High School

As a sprawling four-year high school in Georgetown, Kentucky, Scott County High School instructs 1,392 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Scott County. Enrollment runs roughly 149% above the state mean of about 558.

Scott County runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 9,830 students. Scott County High School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Scott County High School reports that White students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school shows 11% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Scott County High School higher than the state norm the norm. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Scott County High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.3%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Scott County indicate the typical household earns roughly $85,158 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Scott County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,863 students), of which Scott County High School is one.

The closest other public school is Phoenix Horizon Community, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Scott County High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 47.1%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Scott County High School has contracted 24%, going from 1,828 students in 2018 to 1,392 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 74% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 22.9:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 today.

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