📍 2501 Rockford Lane, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40216
Western High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 869 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 50.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Western High enrolls 869 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 50.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Black or African American, 17% White and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 581 | 67% |
| White | 145 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 90 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
669 of the school's 869 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 646 qualify for free lunch and 23 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Western High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 33, state house district 44.
Western 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 869 students, Western 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: Suburb - Large