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Shelby County High School

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1701 Frankfort Rd

Shelbyville, KY 40065

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Tel: (502)633-2344

www.shelby.kyschools.us

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Shelby County High School serves 1,026 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the KY average of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is equal to the state average of 22%.
Shelby County High School operates within the Shelby County School District.
Shelby County School District's 84% graduation rate is higher than the KY state average of 82%.

School Overview

The student population of 1026 students has declined by 14% over five years.
The teacher population of 79 teachers has grown by 14% over five years.

Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	1,026 students

Gender %
Total Classroom Teachers	79 teachers

Students by Grade

School Comparison

The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 has decreased from 17:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.37 is more than the state average of 0.24. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(KY) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	13:1	17:1

Asian	n/a	2%

Hispanic	12%	6%

Black	8%	11%

White	78%	78%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	2%	3%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.37	0.24

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	31%	51%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	7%	6%

District Comparison

Shelby County School District's student population of 7,076 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 84% has decreased from 97% over five years.
The revenue/student of $10,535 in this district is less than the state average of $10,658. The district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $11,764 is higher than the state average of $10,531. The district spending/student has grown by 9% over four years.

School District Name	Shelby County School District
Number of Schools Managed	16	6
Number of Students Managed	7,076	2,307

Graduation Rate	84%	82%

District Total Revenue	$75 MM	$25 MM

District Spending	$84 MM	$24 MM

District Revenue / Student	$10,535	$10,658

District Spending / Student	$11,764	$10,531

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores

Source: 2015 (latest year available) NCES, KY Dept. of Education

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