Somerset High School

As a medium-sized secondary school in Somerset, Kentucky, Somerset High School caters to 526 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Somerset Independent.

Across the 3 schools in Somerset Independent (1,762 students total), Somerset High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Somerset High School reports that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 94% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Somerset High School logs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Somerset High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Somerset High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.3%, the actual is 49.0%, a residual of +4.7 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Pulaski County indicate the typical household earns roughly $51,898 per year, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Somerset High School is one of 19 public schools in Pulaski County (combined enrollment of about 9,989 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hopkins Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Somerset High School comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 52.4%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 4%: 546 students in 2018 compared to 526 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 6% to 11%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Somerset High School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.