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Enrollment
1,548
High
DISTRICT 605 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARREN COUNTY·NCES 210573002277
South Warren High School
8140 Nashville Rd, Bowling Green, KY 42104 · (270) 467-7500 · Warren County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,548 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 90% 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
19.1:1
81 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
637 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 402 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 417 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 376 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 346 | 22% |
| Ungraded | 7 | 0% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
65.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
59.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 South Warren High School
South Warren High School's state test result (51.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Warren High School this school | 1,548 | 41.1% | 51.3% |
| Greenwood High School Bowling Green | 1,451 | 48.7% | 48.5% |
| Eastern High Middletown | 1,790 | 35.5% | 35.3% |
| Ballard High Louisville | 2,148 | 36.1% | 43.8% |
| Lafayette High School Lexington | 2,370 | 33.1% | 54.5% |
| Henry Clay High School Lexington | 1,939 | 41.7% | 49.8% |
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 South Warren High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #18 of 211 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #17 of 211 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #14 of 211 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,548 | #25 of 304 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #185 of 217 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.6% | #58 of 217 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.1% | #201 of 230 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +28.0% | #10 of 72 | N/A |
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
1,548
+86 (+6%) vs 2020
+105% since 2010-11, when it was 756
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 1,548 | 81.1 | 19.1:1 | 41% (637) |
| 2023-24 | 1,523 | 77.9 | 19.5:1 | 37% (568) |
| 2022-23 | 1,494 | 75 | 19.9:1 | 37% (554) |
| 2020-21 | 1,462 | 73 | 20.0:1 | 36% (524) |
| 2017-18 | 1,209 | 62.9 | 19.2:1 | 28% (338) |
| 2015-16 | 1,172 | 63 | 18.6:1 | 27% (315) |
| 2010-11 | 756 | 47 | 16.1:1 | 28% (210) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Warren High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 28% (1,209 to 1,548); teachers up 29% (62.9 to 81.1).
About South Warren High School
South Warren High School is a high school in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it is part of Warren County. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 1,548 students. The typical figure for high schools in Kentucky is about 558 students.
Warren County (30 schools, 18,559 students) runs South Warren High School.
White students account for 72% of enrollment at South Warren High School. Smaller groups are 11% Asian, 7% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at South Warren High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 47%.
Teacher staffing is 81.1 full-time equivalents, or about 19.1 students per teacher. The 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky is lower than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 41%. On average, public schools in Warren County report 61%.
Measured against Kentucky public high schools, South Warren High School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
South Warren High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 51.3% is 1.5 points above the 49.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Warren County has about 140,918 residents, and median household income is about $65,794, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 45 public schools in Warren County, with a combined enrollment of about 23,324.
South Warren Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. South Warren High School ranks 4th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 51.3% against a local average of 43.6%.
The federal government classifies South Warren High School's location as Rural: Fringe.
South Warren High School saw enrollment rise 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Warren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
140,918
Census ACS
Median income
$65,794
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
23,324 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Warren County
- Greenwood High SchoolHigh · 1,451 students
- Warren Central High SchoolHigh · 1,070 students
- Rich Pond ElementaryElementary · 990 students
- Warren East High SchoolHigh · 967 students
- Lost River ElementaryElementary · 856 students
- Jennings Creek ElementaryElementary · 852 students
Other schools in Bowling Green
- Greenwood High SchoolHigh · 1,451 students
- Bowling Green High SchoolHigh · 1,377 students
- Warren Central High SchoolHigh · 1,070 students
- Bowling Green Junior HighMiddle · 1,042 students
- Rich Pond ElementaryElementary · 990 students
- Warren East High SchoolHigh · 967 students
Nearby schools
- South Warren Middle School0.1 mi · 805
- Rich Pond Elementary0.4 mi · 990
- Rockfield Elementary2.7 mi · 674
- Jody Richards Elementary3.3 mi · 754
- Lost River Elementary4.5 mi · 856
- Jennings Creek Elementary5.0 mi · 852
Frequently asked questions
About South Warren High SchoolHow large is South Warren High School?
South Warren High School enrolls approximately 1,548 students in grades 09-12.
Is South Warren High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Warren High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at South Warren High School?
Approximately 19.1:1 students per teacher at South Warren High School.
How diverse is South Warren High School?
South Warren High School reports a student body of 72% White, 5% Hispanic, 7% Black, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is South Warren High School public or private?
South Warren High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Warren County.
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