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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODFORD COUNTY·NCES 210600001404

Woodford County High School

180 Frankfort St, Versailles, KY 40383 · (859) 879-4630 · Woodford County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,223 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,223
High
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 558
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 36.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
512 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63%
Community
3
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 9
303
Grade 10
315
Grade 11
309
Grade 12
293
Ungraded
3
Student demographics
White
86070%
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 71%
Hispanic
21117%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 10%
Black
716%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 11%
Asian
192%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2%
Two+
615%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
59849%
Female
62551%

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Test scores

KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/Distinguished
English Language Arts
57.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
54.0%
KY avg 42.8%

What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,223
-55 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 18.6:1
% White
70%
was 76%
% Hispanic
17%
was 14%
% Black
6%
was 4%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Woodford County High School

As a large high school in Versailles, Kentucky, Woodford County High School enrolls 1,223 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by Woodford County. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 558 students each, so Woodford County High School sits 119% above that benchmark.

Within Woodford County, which oversees 8 schools and 4,064 students, Woodford County High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Woodford County High School logs that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 17% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

On the income-and-resources front, Woodford County High School reports 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 42% of students at Woodford County High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Woodford County High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.0%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Woodford County indicate median household income runs about $83,788, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Woodford County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,064 students), Woodford County High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Safe Harbor Academy, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Woodford County High School at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 49.3%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 4%: 1,278 students in 2018 compared to 1,223 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 76% to 70%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

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Woodford County at a glance

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Population
27,279
Census ACS
Median income
$83,788
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
4,064 students

Quick facts

School name
Woodford County High School
District
Woodford County
Address
180 Frankfort St, Versailles, KY 40383
Phone
(859) 879-4630
County
Woodford County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,223
Teachers (FTE)
73
Student–teacher ratio
16.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
512 (42%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
210600001404
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Woodford County High School
How many students attend Woodford County High School?
Woodford County High School enrolls approximately 1,223 students in grades 09-12.
Is Woodford County High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Woodford County High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Woodford County High School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Woodford County High School.
How diverse is Woodford County High School?
Woodford County High School reports a student body of 70% White, 17% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Woodford County High School?
Woodford County High School is overseen by Woodford County in Woodford County.
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