U.S. News releases updated Kentucky public high school rankings

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With a graduation rate of 97% and a college readiness score of 86.5, Dupont Manual High is the No. 1 public high school in Kentucky and is also ranked inside the top 50 nationally among all public high schools.

In U.S. News’ latest Kentucky public high school rankings, Dupont Manual came in at No. 1 overall, followed by Beechwood High School at No. 2, J. Graham Brown School at No. 3, Highlands High School at No. 4 and South Oldham High School at No. 5.

The outlet ranks the top 181 schools in order, and then closes out the rest of the list with a range from No. 182 to No. 226, followed by another 151 unranked schools to create a total list of 377 high schools in Kentucky.

Check out the complete top 50 below:

1. Dupont Manual High (No. 48 nationally)
2. Beechwood High School (No. 267 nationally)
3. J. Graham Brown School (No. 303 nationally)
4. Highlands High School (No. 422 nationally)
5. South Oldham High School (No. 441 nationally)
6. Atherton High School (No. 497 nationally)
7. North Oldham High School (No. 530 nationally)
8. Murray High School (No. 765 nationally)
9. Louisville Male High School (No. 936 nationally)
10. Glasgow High School
11. Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
12. Pikeville High School
13. Henry Clay High School
14. Elizabethtown High School
15. Ballard High School
16. Campbell County High School
17. Russell High School
18. Lafayette High School
19. Harlan High School
20. Larry A. Ryle High School
21. Woodford County High School
22. Bowling Green High School
23. Eastern High School
24. Southwestern High School
25. Somerset High School
26. South Warren High School
27. Dixie Heights High School
28. Boyle County High School
29. Pulaski County High School
30. Frankfort High School
31. Paintsville High School
32. Oldham County High School
33. Williamsburg City School
34. McCracken County High School
35. Greenwood High School
36. Corbin High School
37. Dawson Springs Jr. High School
38. Franklin-Simpson High School
39. Randall K. Cooper High School
40. Madisonville North Hopkins High School
41. Jackson City School
42. South Laurel High School
43. West Jessamine High School
44. Campbellsville High School
45. Berea Community High School
46. Conner High School
47. Russellville Junior Senior High School
48. Fleming County High School
49. Henderson County High School
50. Simon Kenton High School

For the complete rankings (No. 51 through No. 181, followed by those in the No. 182 to No. 226 range), you can find the list here.