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Henry Clay High School

2100 Fontaine Rd, Lexington, KY, 40502-2014 -

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Definition of Terms

Henry Clay High School

School Level

High school

School Type

Magnet School

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Fayette County, KY

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2094 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

111 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 629 students

Grade 10 - 566 students

Grade 11 - 504 students

Grade 12 - 395 students

This School

( KY ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:19

1:15

Students by Ethnicity

This School

( KY ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	3%	1%
% Hispanic	4%	2%
% Black	22%	10%
% White	71%	87%

Additional Student Information

This School

( KY ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

23%

49%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

( KY ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Fayette County School District

This School's Agency

( KY ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	63	6
Number of Students Managed	32,072 students	2,333 students
District Total Revenue	$309,792,000	$19,338,000
District Expenditure	$303,493,000	$20,060,000
District Revenue / Student	$9,659	$7,295
District Expenditure / Student	$9,463	$7,098
District Graduation Rates	79%	91%

Henry Clay High School is named in honor of the Kentuckian and national statesman, Henry Clay. It is the oldest public high school in Lexington, Kentucky and opened on Main Street in 1928. (The Main Street location now houses the main offices of the Fayette County Public Schools system.) The school's present facility on Fontaine Road opened in 1970. The school mascot is the Blue Devil. The school colors are blue and gold.
History: In 1834 the first four-room public school was built in Lexington. It was sponsored by a man named William Morton. Seventy years later, the first four-year high school in Lexington opened on the corner of Walnut and Short Streets. This school was named Morton High School. As population increased, it was necessary for a larger high school to be built.
In 1908, $75,000 was given to build a larger facility on the grounds of the old Morton High School. Class sizes began to increase again, and in 1916 a $400,000 bond was issued for new buildings. One of the buildings that came about in this bond was the building of Lexington High School on the corner of Limestone and Fourth Street. In 1918 the building was opened for classes.
In 1927 the Board of Education granted permission for a new school to be built on East Main Street. On July 6, 1928, the Board adopted the name Henry Clay High School, requested by the Daughters of the Revolution.
That summer, Henry Clay was completed. The Herald Leader reported, "New school is planned after those used in the larger cities." Henry Clay was supposed to have all of the latest advances. "Perforated ceiling in the music room, good acoustics in the auditorium, built-in lockers with combination locks, a fire gong on each floor, ventilating shutters in the doors, double lighting system, double faced clocks, and a moving picture machine and booth in the auditorium," reported another source.
Henry Clay had been said to be one of the finest schools in the South. It had nearly 200 graduates by the end of 1929. Henry Clay High School was so successful academically and athletically that it was considered among the top 44 schools in the United States, according to the January 10, 1960 edition of The Lexington Herald.
In 1968, the Board of Education approved the plans for a 91-room location on Fontaine Road: $6.45 million was to finance the project of the new Henry Clay. In 1999 the school underwent renovation, and in 2006 a connector building was completed, joining the cafeteria to the main classroom building.
Academics: HCHS offers courses from several departments including business, career education, English, fine arts, health/physical education, mathematics, music, science, social studies, special education, and world languages. HCHS also houses the Liberal Arts Academy for gifted and talented education. 2006 Academy graduates were awarded over $4 million in college scholarship monies for their freshman college year. The graduating Academy class averaged the following: ACT, 31; SAT, 1420; GPA, 4.5. Each graduate, 7 of whom were national merit finalists, completed an average of 8 advanced placement courses as well.
Athletics: HCHS offers many varsity sports including football, baseball, volleyball (girls'), softball, golf (boys' and girls'), cross country (boys' and girls'), wrestling, track and field (boys' and girls'), cheerleading, swimming/diving (boys' and girls') and soccer (boys' and girls'). HCHS also offers hockey only as a club sport since hockey is not a sanctioned sport with the Kentucky High School Athletic Association.
Clubs/Organizations: Student organizations include Academic Team, Anchor Club, Art Club, Beta Club, Chess Club, DARE, Dance Team, Debate, Drama Club, Early Childhood Association, FBLA, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Harambee, Hockey, IMMEX, International Club, Intramurals, Literary Club, Model United Nations, National Honor Society, Newspaper, Peer Mediation Team, Philosophy Club, Quill and Scroll, SADD, Science Club, Speech, STLP, Student Council, TATU, GSA (gay straight alliance), and Yearbook.
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About This Zip Code (40502)

School Zip (40502)

(KY) State Average

Population (Approximate)

26,695 people

3,722,511 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

61%

15%

Population Average Age

39 years old

35.9 years old

Average Household size

2.1 persons

2.3 persons

Median Household Income

$45,769

$35,205

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

5.8 rooms

5.4 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

44 years old

37 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

57% / 43%

67% / 33%

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