📍 350 Blvd of Champions, Williamsburg, Whitley County, 40769
Whitley County High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Williamsburg, Whitley County. The school has 980 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Whitley County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 63.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 5 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whitley County High School enrolls 980 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 63.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% White, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 951 | 97% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 9 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
716 of the school's 980 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 693 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.
Whitley County High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-50, state senate district 25, state house district 82.
Whitley County High School is one of 11 schools in Whitley County, based in Williamsburg, Kentucky. The district serves 4,234 students district-wide and employs 291 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 980 students, Whitley County High School is larger than the district average of about 385 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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