Whitley County High School

350 Blvd Of Champions, Williamsburg KY, 40769 | Whitley County School District | 606-549-7025
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1098
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 40% 17% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 10 in Williamsburg
  • Ranked #0 of 1864 in Kentucky
Proficiency Averages
56%Williamsburg
48%Kentucky

Whitley County High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Whitley County School District" in Williamsburg, KY. There are a total of 1,098 students and 66 teachers at Whitley County High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Whitley County High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 40.0%, which is 17% lower than the Kentucky average.

Whitley County High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1098
Teachers66
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment47
Taking some courses42
Taking some courses (not tests)4
Passing some courses23
Passing no courses14

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Whitley County High School, there are a total of 47 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 42 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All39%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School35-39%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All41%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School40-44%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Whitley County High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictKentuckyNational
White 98.1% 98.1% 79.4% 51.1%
Black 0.4% 0.3% 10.6% 15.9%
Asian 0.4% 0.4% 1.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 0.6% 0.8% 5.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.4% 0.5% 2.9% 3.1%

Williamsburg demographics profile

StatisticWilliamsburgKentuckyNational
Population5,2664,467,673328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,26311491
Median age26.838.637.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)37%58%55%
Speak English94%95%79%
Speak Spanish2%3%13%

Education level achieved in Williamsburg

IndexWilliamsburgKentuckyNational
Completed 8th grade74.2%81.0%84.3%
Completed high school69.8%77.8%83.0%
Completed some college45.6%51.3%59.4%
Completed associate degree31.0%30.5%38.5%
Completed bachelors27.9%22.7%30.3%
Completed masters14.2%9.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.2%2.6%3.3%
Completed doctorate2.2%0.9%1.3%
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Source: The Whitley County High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.