Waggener High

Waggener High, a big 9-12 campus in Louisville, Kentucky, operated by Jefferson County, works with 888 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 59% bigger than the state mean of about 558.

Within Jefferson County, which oversees 167 schools and 95,124 students, Waggener High is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Waggener High shows that 42% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 28% White, 22% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 21% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Waggener High reports 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Waggener High tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Waggener High is in the bottom 10% of Kentucky public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 40.7%; Waggener High posts 24.0%, -16.7 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Jefferson County) records that median household earnings sit near $69,866, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jefferson County's 175 public schools (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students), Waggener High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is St Matthews Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Waggener High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Waggener High at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 48.5%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Waggener High has stayed largely flat, going from 904 students in 2018 to 888 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 50% to 42%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

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