State/Public High Open

Adair County High School

526 Indian Dr, Columbia, Adair County, 42728

791
Pupils
15.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Adair County High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Columbia, Adair County. The school has 791 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Adair County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 51.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Adair County

Enrollment & staffing

Adair County High School enrolls 791 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 51.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.

Male students
405 (51%)
Female students
386 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
51.3
Student-teacher ratio
15.4:1
Grade span
9–12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino and 5.3% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White68186%
Hispanic or Latino486.1%
Two or more races425.3%
Black or African American162%
Asian4<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

500 of the school's 791 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 478 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Town, RemoteGrades 9–12Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Adair County High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-10, state senate district 16, state house district 51.

School district: Adair County

Adair County High School is one of 5 schools in Adair County, based in Columbia, Kentucky. The district serves 2,585 students district-wide and employs 182 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 791 students, Adair County High School is larger than the district average of about 517 students per school.

2,585
District students
5
Schools
182
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

37%
Reading proficient
27%
Math proficient
97%
Graduation rate
22%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices 🏛️ Dual enrollment Gifted program

Setting: Town - Remote

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