Todd County Central High School

As a reasonably sized high school in Elkton, Kentucky, Todd County Central High School works with 500 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Todd County.

Todd County comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 1,886 students; Todd County Central High School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Todd County Central High School shows that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 13% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Todd County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Todd County Central High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Todd County Central High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.8%, the actual is 40.0%, a residual of -4.8 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Todd County indicate the typical household earns roughly $61,103 per year, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Todd County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,886 students), of which Todd County Central High School is one.

The closest other public school is Todd County Virtual Academy, roughly 0.1 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Todd County Central High School at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 42.4%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 5%: 525 students in 2018 compared to 500 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 82% to 71%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

On this page, members of the Todd County Central High School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.