📍 520 Taylorsville Rd, Taylorsville, Spencer County, 40071
Spencer County High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Taylorsville, Spencer County. The school has 992 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Spencer County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 54.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers 15 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Spencer County High School enrolls 992 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 54.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 884 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 55 | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 9 | <1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
349 of the school's 992 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 319 qualify for free lunch and 30 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Spencer County High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-40, state senate district 14, state house district 53.
Spencer County High School is one of 6 schools in Spencer County, based in Taylorsville, Kentucky. The district serves 3,341 students district-wide and employs 185 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 992 students, Spencer County High School is larger than the district average of about 557 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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