Washington County High School

As a middle-of-the-pack secondary school in Springfield, Kentucky, Washington County High School serves 507 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Washington County.

Across the 4 schools in Washington County (1,730 students total), Washington County High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Washington County High School records that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Washington County (around 61%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Washington County High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.0%; this one delivers 36.5%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Washington County) logs that median household income runs about $61,616, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washington County High School is one of 6 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 1,730 students).

The closest other public school is Washington County Elementary School, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Washington County High School comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 41.7%.

Washington County High School operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 8%: 553 students in 2018 compared to 507 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.2:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.

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