Trigg County High School

Trigg County High School is a mid-sized high school in Cadiz, Kentucky, overseen by Trigg County. The school educates 590 students in grades 9 through 12.

Trigg County High School is one of 5 schools operated by Trigg County, a district that caters to 1,954 students overall.

On demographics, Trigg County High School reports that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 8% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, Trigg County High School reports 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.7:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Trigg County High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 45.8%; actual is 29.8%, a gap of -16.1 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Trigg County shows median household earnings sit near $59,857, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Trigg County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,954 students), Trigg County High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Trigg County Intermediate School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Trigg County High School. On composite proficiency, Trigg County High School comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 42.0%.

Trigg County High School operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Trigg County High School's enrollment has shrank 4% since 2018, when it stood at 615 (now 590). Class-load math has loosened: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 20.7:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.