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Enrollment
590
High
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRIGG COUNTY·NCES 210558001329
Trigg County High School
203 Main Street, Cadiz, KY 42211 · (270) 522-2200 · Trigg County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL590 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Kentucky public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
20.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
305 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 144 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 159 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 139 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 147 | 25% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
33.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
31.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
29.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Trigg County High School
Trigg County High School's state test result (29.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trigg County High School this school | 590 | 51.7% | 29.8% |
| Caldwell County High School Princeton | 561 | 51.2% | 42.8% |
| Union County High School Morganfield | 642 | 52.2% | 26.5% |
| Washington County High School Springfield | 507 | 51.1% | 36.5% |
| Henry County High School New Castle | 608 | 49.2% | 32.5% |
| Nelson County High School Bardstown | 756 | 51.9% | 38.3% |
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 Trigg County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #166 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #167 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #187 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 590 | #142 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #208 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.5% | #85 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.7% | #154 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #105 of 139 |
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
590
-29 (-5%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 534
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 590 | 28.5 | 20.7:1 | 52% (305) |
| 2023-24 | 617 | 35.5 | 17.4:1 | 59% (362) |
| 2022-23 | 617 | 34.8 | 17.8:1 | 51% (313) |
| 2020-21 | 619 | 35 | 17.7:1 | 46% (284) |
| 2017-18 | 615 | 35.5 | 17.3:1 | 54% (330) |
| 2015-16 | 630 | 37 | 17.0:1 | 48% (305) |
| 2010-11 | 621 | 38 | 16.3:1 | 48% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 546 | 37 | 14.8:1 | 37% (202) |
| 1990-91 | 534 | 37 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Trigg County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (615 to 590); teachers down 20% (35.5 to 28.5).
About Trigg County High School
Trigg County High School is a medium-sized high school for students in Cadiz, Kentucky. It serves 590 students in grades 9 through 12.
Trigg County has 1,954 students spread across 5 schools.
Trigg County High School's enrollment is 80% White. It is also 8% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Trigg County High School's diversity index is 34%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 20.7:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky. The school's lunch program data list 52% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Trigg County High School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Kentucky schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Trigg County High School scores 16.1 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.8%; the prediction is 45.8%.
Federal survey data for Trigg County show that the median household income is $59,857, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 6 public schools in Trigg County, enrolling about 1,954 students in all.
The nearest public school is Trigg County Intermediate School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. The school's 29.8% average proficiency ranks 6th among 6 nearby schools.
Federal data place Trigg County High School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Trigg County High School declined 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 619 to 590 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.7:1 to 20.7:1 over the same years.
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Trigg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,315
Census ACS
Median income
$59,857
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,954 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Trigg County
- Trigg County Primary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Trigg County Middle SchoolMiddle · 420 students
- Trigg County Intermediate SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Harbor Academy and Virtual SchoolHigh · 7 students
- Trigg County Career and Technical CenterHigh
Other schools in Cadiz
- Trigg County Primary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Trigg County Middle SchoolMiddle · 420 students
- Trigg County Intermediate SchoolElementary · 416 students
- Harbor Academy and Virtual SchoolHigh · 7 students
- Trigg County Career and Technical CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Trigg County Intermediate School0.1 mi · 416
- Trigg County Primary School0.1 mi · 521
- Harbor Academy and Virtual School0.1 mi · 7
- Trigg County Middle School0.1 mi · 420
- Sinking Fork Elementary School15.1 mi · 430
- Millbrooke Elementary School16.5 mi · 610
Frequently asked questions
About Trigg County High SchoolHow large is Trigg County High School?
Trigg County High School enrolls approximately 590 students in grades 09-12.
Is Trigg County High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Trigg County High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Trigg County High School?
Approximately 20.7:1 students per teacher at Trigg County High School.
How diverse is Trigg County High School?
Trigg County High School reports a student body of 80% White, 5% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Trigg County High School in?
Trigg County High School is part of Trigg County.
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