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Enrollment
895
High
DISTRICT 240 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE COUNTY·NCES 210579001224
Wayne County High School
2 Kenny Davis Blvd, Monticello, KY 42633 · (606) 348-5575 · Wayne County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL895 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Kentucky public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
19.4:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
650 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 215 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 237 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 222 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 221 | 25% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Wayne County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
41.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
32.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 →
Schools most like Wayne County High School
Wayne County High School's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne County High School this school | 895 | 72.6% | 26.3% |
| Adair County High School Columbia | 805 | 67.0% | 39.8% |
| Russell County High School Russell Springs | 859 | 64.4% | 37.8% |
| Bath County High School Owingsville | 604 | 73.2% | 38.3% |
| Casey County High School Liberty | 630 | 65.2% | 35.0% |
| Gallatin County High School Warsaw | 424 | 74.5% | 23.8% |
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 Wayne County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #186 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #164 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #159 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 895 | #85 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #190 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.4% | #105 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.6% | #37 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #83 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
895
-33 (-4%) vs 2020
+19% since 2000-01, when it was 754
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 895 | 46.2 | 19.4:1 | 73% (650) |
| 2023-24 | 923 | 48.2 | 19.1:1 | 75% (693) |
| 2022-23 | 940 | 47.2 | 19.9:1 | 76% (711) |
| 2020-21 | 928 | 48 | 19.3:1 | 71% (659) |
| 2017-18 | 959 | 48.7 | 19.7:1 | 68% (650) |
| 2015-16 | 959 | 48 | 20.0:1 | 65% (625) |
| 2010-11 | 713 | 38 | 18.8:1 | 67% (478) |
| 2000-01 | 754 | 48 | 15.7:1 | 61% (463) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wayne County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (959 to 895); teachers down 5% (48.7 to 46.2).
About Wayne County High School
Wayne County High School is a high-enrollment high school in Monticello, Kentucky. Its enrollment is 895 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Kentucky enroll around 558, and this school is 60% bigger than that mark.
Wayne County operates 8 schools. Combined enrollment is 3,058 students.
Roughly 83% of students at Wayne County High School are White. Other students are 13% Hispanic. By comparison, Wayne County residents are about 92% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 29%.
On staff are 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.4:1. Statewide, high schools in Kentucky average 16.6:1. Wayne County High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 73%.
On the allk12 Grade, Wayne County High School lands at D, ahead of 14% of Kentucky public high schools.
Wayne County High School scores 26.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 38.1%.
In Wayne County, median household income comes to about $45,739, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wayne County counts 9 public schools with about 3,058 students.
Measured in a straight line, Bell Elementary School is about 0.1 miles from Wayne County High School. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. On proficiency, Wayne County High School is behind the 36.2% nearby average, ranking 4th of 4.
Federal data place Wayne County High School in the Town: Remote locale, which means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Wayne County High School had a net loss of 33 students, or 4%.
On allk12, people connected to Wayne County High School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,602
Census ACS
Median income
$45,739
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,058 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wayne County
- Monticello Elementary SchoolElementary · 664 students
- Wayne County Middle SchoolMiddle · 646 students
- Bell Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
- Walker Early Learning CenterElementary · 358 students
- Lake Cumberland Youth Development CenterHigh · 30 students
- Wayne County Learning AcademyHigh · 26 students
Other schools in Monticello
- Monticello Elementary SchoolElementary · 664 students
- Wayne County Middle SchoolMiddle · 646 students
- Bell Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
- Walker Early Learning CenterElementary · 358 students
- Lake Cumberland Youth Development CenterHigh · 30 students
- Wayne County Learning AcademyHigh · 26 students
Other Wayne County High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Wayne County High. Wayne County High School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Wayne County High SchoolJesup, GA · 1,576 students
- Wayne County High SchoolWaynesboro, MS · 775 students
- Wayne County High SchoolWaynesboro, TN · 258 students
Nearby schools
- Bell Elementary School0.1 mi · 432
- Wayne County Middle School0.3 mi · 646
- Walker Early Learning Center0.4 mi · 358
- Wayne County Learning Academy0.5 mi · 26
- Monticello Elementary School0.7 mi · 664
- Otter Creek Academy7.0 mi · 7
Frequently asked questions
About Wayne County High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wayne County High School?
Wayne County High School enrolls approximately 895 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Wayne County High School serve?
Wayne County High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Wayne County High School?
Approximately 19.4:1 students per teacher at Wayne County High School.
How diverse is Wayne County High School?
Wayne County High School reports a student body of 83% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Wayne County High School?
Wayne County High School is overseen by Wayne County in Wayne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.