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Enrollment
1,070
High
DISTRICT 605 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARREN COUNTY·NCES 210573001353
Warren Central High School
559 Morgantown Rd, Bowling Green, KY 42101 · (270) 842-7302 · Warren County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,070 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
803 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
4
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 | 261 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 293 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 278 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 237 | 22% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
35.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
26.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
23.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.2%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →
Where Warren Central High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #200 of 211 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #181 of 211 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #180 of 211 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,070 | #67 of 304 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #75 of 217 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.9% | #1 of 217 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.0% | #23 of 230 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.9% | #20 of 72 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,070
+23 (+2%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 972
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 1,070 | 68.9 | 15.5:1 | 75% (803) |
| 2023-24 | 1,073 | 63.9 | 16.8:1 | 80% (859) |
| 2022-23 | 1,021 | 67 | 15.2:1 | 77% (784) |
| 2020-21 | 1,047 | 64 | 16.4:1 | 92% (960) |
| 2017-18 | 923 | 63.4 | 14.6:1 | 72% (665) |
| 2015-16 | 1,065 | 72 | 14.8:1 | 76% (814) |
| 2010-11 | 986 | 62 | 15.9:1 | 54% (533) |
| 2000-01 | 1,077 | 68 | 15.8:1 | 37% (394) |
| 1990-91 | 972 | 63 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Warren Central High School.
About Warren Central High School
In Bowling Green, Kentucky, Warren Central High School is a large high school. A federal count lists 1,070 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Kentucky is about 558, so this school runs 92% larger than that.
In Warren County, 30 schools enroll a combined 18,559 students.
White students are the largest group at Warren Central High School, with 33% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 25% Black, 23% Hispanic, 10% Asian, and 6% multiracial. The school's White share is 43 points below the 76% share among Warren County residents. Warren Central High School has a diversity index of 76%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Warren Central High School counts 68.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.5 students for each one. Among high schools in Kentucky, the typical ratio is 16.6:1. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Warren County, the average eligibility rate is 61%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Warren Central High School is 14.2 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 23.0% actual, 37.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Kentucky.
Census Bureau estimates for Warren County show that median household income is about $65,794, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Warren Central High School is one of 45 public schools in Warren County, which together enroll about 23,324 students.
Nearest public school: GEO International High School, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Warren Central High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 35.6% on proficiency, and Warren Central High School is below that at 23.0%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Warren Central High School had 1,047 students in 2020-21 and 1,070 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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Warren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
140,918
Census ACS
Median income
$65,794
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
23,324 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Warren County
- South Warren High SchoolHigh · 1,548 students
- Greenwood High SchoolHigh · 1,451 students
- Rich Pond ElementaryElementary · 990 students
- Warren East High SchoolHigh · 967 students
- Lost River ElementaryElementary · 856 students
- Jennings Creek ElementaryElementary · 852 students
Other schools in Bowling Green
- South Warren High SchoolHigh · 1,548 students
- Greenwood High SchoolHigh · 1,451 students
- Bowling Green High SchoolHigh · 1,377 students
- Bowling Green Junior HighMiddle · 1,042 students
- Rich Pond ElementaryElementary · 990 students
- Warren East High SchoolHigh · 967 students
Nearby schools
- GEO International High School0.1 mi · 148
- Warren Elementary0.2 mi · 714
- Bowling Green Learning Center0.5 mi · 30
- W R McNeill Elementary School0.5 mi · 433
- Dishman McGinnis Elementary School1.1 mi · 506
- T C Cherry Elementary School1.4 mi · 431
Frequently asked questions
About Warren Central High SchoolHow large is Warren Central High School?
Warren Central High School enrolls approximately 1,070 students in grades 09-12.
Is Warren Central High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Warren Central High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Warren Central High School have?
Warren Central High School employs 69 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
How diverse is Warren Central High School?
Warren Central High School reports a student body of 33% White, 23% Hispanic, 25% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Warren Central High School public or private?
Warren Central High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Warren County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.