📍 1111 Centre Pkwy, Lexington, Fayette County, 40517
Tates Creek High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lexington, Fayette County. The school has 1,734 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fayette County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 101.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 21 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tates Creek High School enrolls 1,734 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 101.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 28% Black or African American and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 794 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 486 | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 281 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 121 | 7% |
| Asian | 50 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
904 of the school's 1,734 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 878 qualify for free lunch and 26 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Tates Creek High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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-60, state senate district 13, state house district 79.
Tates Creek High School is one of 80 schools in Fayette County, based in Lexington, Kentucky. The district serves 42,138 students district-wide and employs 3,086 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,734 students, Tates Creek High School is larger than the district average of about 527 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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