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What's the biggest difference between Western High and what you expected?
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Enrollment
409
High
DISTRICT 862 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000677
Western High
2501 Rockford Lane, Louisville, KY 40216 · (502) 485-8344 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
299 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 98 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 18 | 4% |
| Grade 11 | 134 | 33% |
| Grade 12 | 156 | 38% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 1% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Schools most like Western High
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western High this school | 409 | 73.1% | N/A |
| Butler Traditional High Louisville | 1,290 | 65.3% | 23.0% |
| Waggener High Louisville | 888 | 65.7% | 24.0% |
| Doss High Louisville | 1,235 | 70.0% | 8.3% |
| Central High Magnet Career Academy Louisville | 1,256 | 67.4% | 26.5% |
| Jeffersontown High Jeffersontown | 1,196 | 65.7% | 25.7% |
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 Western High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #184 of 304 | #22 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #10 of 217 | #3 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.6% | #41 of 217 | #17 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.1% | #34 of 230 | #5 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -44.7% | #3 of 139 | #2 of 12 |
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
409
-420 (-51%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 1,003
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 409 | 33.6 | 12.2:1 | 73% (299) |
| 2023-24 | 576 | 47.3 | 12.2:1 | 72% (413) |
| 2022-23 | 869 | 50.8 | 17.1:1 | 77% (669) |
| 2020-21 | 829 | 47 | 17.6:1 | 73% (604) |
| 2017-18 | 739 | 47.2 | 15.7:1 | 74% (549) |
| 2015-16 | 810 | 51 | 15.9:1 | 76% (615) |
| 2010-11 | 829 | 96 | 8.6:1 | 84% (697) |
| 2000-01 | 728 | 41 | 17.8:1 | 56% (406) |
| 1990-91 | 1,003 | 64 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Western High.
Since 2017-18: students down 45% (739 to 409); teachers down 29% (47.2 to 33.6).
About Western High
Western High is a public low-enrollment high school in Louisville, Kentucky. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 409 students. The typical figure for high schools in Kentucky is about 558 students.
Jefferson County serves 95,124 students across 167 schools.
Roughly 59% of students at Western High are Black. Enrollment also includes 19% White, 16% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Jefferson County, the Black share is about 21%. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.2:1. That is 4.4 students per teacher below the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky. Western High reports 73% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Jefferson County average 61%.
Census estimates describe Jefferson County this way: the median household income is $69,866, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Western High, Jefferson County has 174 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Waller-Williams Environmental, at less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
In the federal locale system, Western High is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Western High had 829 students in 2020-21 and 409 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. The school's ratio fell from 17.6:1 to 12.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
783,022
Census ACS
Median income
$69,866
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
175
95,579 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County
- Ballard HighHigh · 2,148 students
- duPont Manual HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Marion C. Moore SchoolHigh · 1,892 students
- Eastern HighHigh · 1,790 students
- Pleasure Ridge Park HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Louisville Male HighHigh · 1,763 students
Other schools in Louisville
- Ballard HighHigh · 2,148 students
- duPont Manual HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Marion C. Moore SchoolHigh · 1,892 students
- Pleasure Ridge Park HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Louisville Male HighHigh · 1,763 students
- Southern HighHigh · 1,725 students
Other Western High schools
8 other US public schools in 9 states are named Western High. Western High is the 7th largest of the 9.
- WESTERN HIGH SCHOOLDAVIE, FL · 3,510 students
- Western High SchoolLas Vegas, NV · 2,761 students
- Western HighAnaheim, CA · 1,446 students
- Western HighBaltimore, MD · 1,290 students
- Western High SchoolPARMA, MI · 809 students
Nearby schools
- Waller-Williams Environmental0.1 mi · 64
- Farnsley Middle0.9 mi · 919
- Kerrick Elementary0.9 mi · 348
- Wellington Elementary1.0 mi · 418
- Crums Lane Elementary1.1 mi · 457
- Shacklette Elementary1.4 mi · 429
Frequently asked questions
About Western HighWhat is the total enrollment at Western High?
Western High enrolls approximately 409 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Western High serve?
Western High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Western High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Western High is approximately 12.2:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Western High?
Student demographics at Western High are roughly 19% White, 16% Hispanic, 59% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Western High public or private?
Western High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson County.
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