Shelby County High School

Located at 1701 Frankfort Rd, in Shelbyville, Kentucky, Shelby County High School is a roomy four-year high school that works with 1,003 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Shelby County. That puts it 80% above the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 558 students.

Shelby County runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 6,985 students. Shelby County High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Shelby County High School reports that White students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder consists of 25% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Shelby County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Shelby County High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Shelby County High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 48.7%; this one comes in at 26.0%, -22.7 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Shelby County) records that median household income runs about $82,604, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Shelby County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,985 students), of which Shelby County High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Ascension Academy, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Shelby County High School. On composite proficiency, Shelby County High School comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 31.5%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Shelby County High School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 1,018 (now 1,003). The White share of enrollment declined from 71% to 62% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 today.

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