📍 9115 Fern Creek Road, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40291
Fern Creek High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 1,688 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 108.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 31 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fern Creek High enrolls 1,688 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 108.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% Black or African American, 32% White and 19% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 663 | 39% |
| White | 542 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 314 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 86 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 81 | 4.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,009 of the school's 1,688 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 942 qualify for free lunch and 67 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Fern Creek High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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-30, state senate district 19, state house district 46.
Fern Creek High is one of 168 schools in Jefferson County, based in Louisville, Kentucky. The district serves 95,180 students district-wide and employs 6,052 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,688 students, Fern Creek High is larger than the district average of about 567 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large