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CTE · Grades 8–12
Rockcastle County High School
1545 Lake Cumberland Road, Mount Vernon, KY 40456
Grades
9–12
High
Students
796
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Rockcastle County
Rockcastle County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 214 Kentucky high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Kentucky high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Rockcastle County High School
Rockcastle County High School is a public high school in Mount Vernon, Kentucky, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Rockcastle County. The school is located in a remote rural area in Rockcastle County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 796 students were enrolled, with about 16.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Kentucky high school (15.2 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 214 Kentucky high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 796 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.8 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 10
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Rural — Remote
- School district
- Rockcastle County
- County
- Rockcastle County
- NCES school ID
- 210507001252
Schools near Rockcastle County High School
All 6 schools in Mount Vernon →
Rockcastle Academy for Academic Achievement
Alternative · Grades 7–12 · 39 students
Berea Community High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 309 students
Madison Southern High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 1,224 students
Ignite Academy South
CTE · Grades 9–12
Garrard County High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 792 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.