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If you could change one rule at Spencer County High School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
986
High
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPENCER COUNTY·NCES 210549001315
Spencer County High School
520 Taylorsville Rd, Taylorsville, KY 40071 · (502) 477-3255 · Spencer County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL986 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% 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.
- A-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
18.8:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
372 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 259 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 229 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 244 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 251 | 25% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 0% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Spencer County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
58.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
53.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
49.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Spencer County High School
Spencer County High School's state test result (49.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer County High School this school | 986 | 37.7% | 49.7% |
| Scott High School Taylor Mill | 1,017 | 42.3% | 40.5% |
| Meade County High School Brandenburg | 1,512 | 41.0% | 36.5% |
| Anderson County High School Lawrenceburg | 1,157 | 44.2% | 37.0% |
| Campbell County High School Alexandria | 1,519 | 40.4% | 45.8% |
| Boyle County High School Danville | 869 | 45.2% | 53.3% |
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 Spencer County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #23 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #40 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #38 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 986 | #76 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #173 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.4% | #138 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.7% | #213 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.9% | #39 of 72 |
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
986
+36 (+4%) vs 2020
+73% since 1990-91, when it was 571
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 986 | 52.6 | 18.8:1 | 38% (372) |
| 2023-24 | 971 | 53.6 | 18.1:1 | 35% (343) |
| 2022-23 | 992 | 54.6 | 18.2:1 | 35% (349) |
| 2020-21 | 950 | 53 | 17.9:1 | 28% (263) |
| 2017-18 | 914 | 48.3 | 18.9:1 | 38% (346) |
| 2015-16 | 890 | 44 | 20.2:1 | 39% (345) |
| 2010-11 | 799 | 41 | 19.5:1 | 34% (271) |
| 2000-01 | 571 | 33 | 17.3:1 | 19% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 571 | 35 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spencer County High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (914 to 986); teachers up 9% (48.3 to 52.6).
About Spencer County High School
Spencer County High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Taylorsville, Kentucky. The school enrolls 986 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Kentucky, the average enrollment is about 558.
Spencer County High School reports to Spencer County, which has 6 schools and 3,341 students.
The share of White students at Spencer County High School is 89%. The remaining shares are 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Spencer County High School scores 20%.
There are 52.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Spencer County High School, giving a ratio of 18.8:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Kentucky is 16.6:1. A total of 372 students, or 38%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Spencer County High School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 84% of Kentucky public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Spencer County High School is 51.0%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 49.7%.
For Spencer County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $102,618, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 6 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,341, Spencer County High School among them.
About 0.4 miles separate Spencer County High School from the closest public school, Spencer County Early Learning Center. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. Spencer County High School is 2nd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Spencer County High School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 950 (2020-21) to 986 (2024-25).
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Spencer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,193
Census ACS
Median income
$102,618
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
3,341 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spencer County
- Spencer County Elementary SchoolElementary · 801 students
- Spencer County Middle SchoolMiddle · 690 students
- Taylorsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
- Spencer County Early Learning CenterElementary · 150 students
- Hillview AcademyCombined · 53 students
Other schools in Taylorsville
- Spencer County Elementary SchoolElementary · 801 students
- Spencer County Middle SchoolMiddle · 690 students
- Taylorsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
- Spencer County Early Learning CenterElementary · 150 students
- Hillview AcademyCombined · 53 students
Nearby schools
- Spencer County Early Learning Center0.4 mi · 150
- Hillview Academy0.5 mi · 53
- Taylorsville Elementary School1.4 mi · 661
- Spencer County Middle School1.7 mi · 690
- Spencer County Elementary School1.7 mi · 801
- Bloomfield Elementary School8.6 mi · 225
Frequently asked questions
About Spencer County High SchoolHow large is Spencer County High School?
Spencer County High School enrolls approximately 986 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Spencer County High School serve?
Spencer County High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Spencer County High School?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at Spencer County High School.
How diverse is Spencer County High School?
Spencer County High School reports a student body of 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Spencer County High School?
Spencer County High School is overseen by Spencer County in Spencer County.
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