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Best High Schools
in Fayette County

This page covers 17 of the 20 high schools in Fayette County had enough federal data to rank. Rankings use a composite of graduation rates, neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

17
Schools Ranked
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High Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Lafayette High School
Grades 09–122,432 students
Ranked for: strong graduation rate (96%) · above-average investment ($17,525/student)
68
/100
Graduation Rate
96%
Above nat'l avg
Student:Teacher
18.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,525
Above nat'l avg
2
rank
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
Grades 09–121,946 students
Ranked for: strong graduation rate (93%) · above-average investment ($17,525/student)
68
/100
Graduation Rate
93%
Above nat'l avg
Student:Teacher
18.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
52/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,525
Above nat'l avg
3
rank
Henry Clay High School
Grades 09–122,031 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,525/student)
66
/100
Graduation Rate
90%
Above nat'l avg
Student:Teacher
16.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,525
Above nat'l avg
4
rank
Tates Creek High School
Grades 09–121,734 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,525/student)
64
/100
Graduation Rate
88%
Nat'l avg 86.5%
Student:Teacher
17.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,525
Above nat'l avg
5
rank
Homebound Secondary
Grades 06–122 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (2.0:1) · above-average investment ($17,525/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
2.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,525
Above nat'l avg
6
rank
Bryan Station High School
Grades 09–121,893 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,525/student)
62
/100
Graduation Rate
87%
Nat'l avg 86.5%
Student:Teacher
17.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
35/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,525
Above nat'l avg
7
rank
Audrey Grevious Center
Grades 06–1220 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (3.9:1) · above-average investment ($17,525/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
3.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,525
Above nat'l avg
8
rank
Frederick Douglass High School
Grades 09–121,667 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,525/student)
62
/100
Graduation Rate
88%
Nat'l avg 86.5%
Student:Teacher
18.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,525
Above nat'l avg
9
rank
Opportunity Middle College
Grades 11–1265 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($17,525/student)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
14.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,525
Above nat'l avg
10
rank
Martin L King Acad for Excellence Alt
Grades 06–12182 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (7.3:1) · above-average investment ($17,525/student)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
7.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
35/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$17,525
Above nat'l avg
7 more high schools in Fayette County not shown here.
View all schools in Fayette County
How We Rank High Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the high school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Graduation Rate
40%
The most direct outcome measure available at the school level. Percentage of students who complete high school, from EDFacts federal data.
Neighborhood Opportunity
25%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score reflecting long-run economic outcomes for children raised in this neighbourhood.
Student-Teacher Ratio
20%
Lower ratio = smaller classes. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
15%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
17
High Schools
80
Total Schools
68
#1 Score
55
Avg Score
District profileFayette County
Top Ranked High School
1
Lafayette High School
Score: 68/10096% graduation
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), EDFacts (graduation rates), and the Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.