Wayne County High School

Located at 2 Kenny Davis Blvd, in Monticello, Kentucky, Wayne County High School is a roomy four-year high school that hosts 895 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Wayne County. That puts it 60% larger than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 558 students.

Wayne County High School is one of 8 schools operated by Wayne County, a district that teaches 3,058 students overall.

Demographically, Wayne County High School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). The remainder is composed of 13% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 92%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Wayne County High School has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.4:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Wayne County High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.1%; this one delivers 26.3%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Wayne County put median household income runs about $45,739, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wayne County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,058 students), Wayne County High School is one campus in the mix.

Bell Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wayne County High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wayne County High School has fell 7%, going from 959 students in 2018 to 895 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 92% to 83%.

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