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Public School Review - Established 2003

Top Kentucky Public High Schools Eligible For Free Lunch

Approximately 51% of public high school students in Kentucky are eligible for free lunch (2026).
The public high schools with the highest eligible for free lunch are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public high school with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Kentucky is Christian County Day Treatment, Covington Adult High School, and Barnabus Home High School, among others each with 100% of students eligible.
Eligible for Free Lunch Range: 88% 100% Avg. Eligible for Free Lunch: 95%

Public High Schools Eligible For Free Lunch in Kentucky (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Eligible for Free Lunch
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 161. - 16.
Barnabus Home High School
Alternative School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
4500 Highway 30 W
Annville, KY 40402
(606) 364-2111
Rank: #1 - 161. - 16.
Calloway County Day Treatment
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-12
2003 College Farm Rd
Murray, KY 42071
(270) 762-7318
Rank: #1 - 161. - 16.
Childrens Crisis Stabilization Unit
Alternative School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: K-12
501 Chestnut St
Bowling Green, KY 42101
(270) 746-2200
Rank: #1 - 161. - 16.
Christian County Day Treatment
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-12
4001 Fort Campbell Blvd
Hopkinsville, KY 42240
(502) 764-2257
Rank: #1 - 161. - 16.
Covington Adult High School
Alternative School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
212 Levassor Drive
Covington, KY 41014
(859) 292-5864
Rank: #1 - 161. - 16.
Glen Dale Center
Alternative School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-12
1030 Commerce Dr
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 506-1215
Rank: #1 - 161. - 16.
Guardian Angel
Alternative School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 1-12
75 Orphanage Road
Ft Mitchell, KY 41017
(859) 331-2040
Rank: #1 - 161. - 16.
Hardin County Day Treatment Center
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-12
643 Westport Road
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 769-8800
Rank: #1 - 161. - 16.
Home/hospital
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-12
3332 Newburg Road
Louisville, KY 40218
(502) 485-6054
Rank: #1 - 161. - 16.
Lake Cumberland Youth Development Center
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 8-12
9000 Hwy 1546
Monticello, KY 42633
(606) 348-1482
Rank: #1 - 161. - 16.
Letcher County Alternative Education Center
Alternative School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 8-12
185 Circle Dr
Whitesburg, KY 41858
(606) 633-5559
Rank: #1 - 161. - 16.
Mayfield Youth Development Center
Alternative School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-12
3179 State Rt 45 S
Mayfield, KY 42066
(270) 247-9609
Rank: #1 - 161. - 16.
Otter Creek Academy
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-12
1442 Old Bethel Church Rd
Monticello, KY 42633
(606) 343-0203
Rank: #1 - 161. - 16.
Raceland-worthington Schools Campus A
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-12
1539 Greenup Ave
Ashland, KY 41101
(606) 836-7141
Rank: #1 - 161. - 16.
Spectrum Care Academy
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 2-9
461 Fowler Lane
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270) 234-0591
Rank: #1 - 161. - 16.
Warren Regional Juvenile Detention Center
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-12
1020 Kentucky St
Bowling Green, KY 42101
(270) 746-7155
Rank: #1717.
Newport Regional School
Alternative School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 96%
Grades: 6-12
590 Columbia Street
Newport, KY 41071
(859) 292-6476
Rank: #18 - 2118. - 21.
Family Care Center
Alternative School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 95%
Grades: 9-12
1135 Harry Sykes Way
Lexington, KY 40504
(859) 288-4040
Rank: #18 - 2118. - 21.
Learning Academy
Alternative School
(Math: <50%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 95%
Grades: 9-12
305 Park Avenue
Hazard, KY 41701
(606) 439-5888
Rank: #18 - 2118. - 21.
Transformational Learning Center
Alternative School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 95%
Grades: K-12
200 Home Road
Covington, KY 41011
(859) 581-7512
Rank: #18 - 2118. - 21.
Warren County Day Treatment
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 95%
Grades: 7-12
877 Jackson Street
Bowling Green, KY 42101
(270) 904-4131
Rank: #22 - 2322. - 23.
Pike County Day Treatment
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 93%
Grades: 5-12
5279 North Mayo Trail
Pikeville, KY 41501
(606) 433-9250
Rank: #22 - 2322. - 23.
Renaissance Learning Center
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 93%
Grades: K-12
145 Randy Caudill Loop
Martin, KY 41649
(606) 285-3634
Rank: #2424.
The Life Connection
Alternative School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 92%
Grades: 4-12
81 Bud's Lake Road
Sonora, KY 42776
(270) 324-4956
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Dessie Scott School
Alternative School
(Reading: <50%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 91%
Grades: K-12
5274 Ky 15 N
Campton, KY 41301
(606) 668-6006
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Knox Appalachian School
Alternative School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 91%
Grades: 5-12
1909 Ky Hwy 3439
Barbourville, KY 40906
(606) 645-2842
Rank: #27 - 2927. - 29.
Hopkins County Day Treatment
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 90%
Grades: 6-12
110 Sugg Street
Madisonville, KY 42431
(270) 825-6059
Rank: #27 - 2927. - 29.
Northpoint Academy
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 90%
Grades: 6-12
5279 North Mayo Trail
Pikeville, KY 41501
(606) 433-9254
Rank: #27 - 2927. - 29.
St. Joseph Children's Home
Alternative School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 90%
Grades: K-9
2823 Frankfort Ave
Louisville, KY 40206
(502) 893-0241
Rank: #30 - 3130. - 31.
Boyd County Central School
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 89%
Grades: 6-12
12001 Twin Ridge Road
Ashland, KY 41102
(606) 925-0400
Rank: #30 - 3130. - 31.
Mary Jo And William Macdonald Maryhurst
Alternative School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 89%
Grades: 6-12
1015 Dorsey Ln
Louisville, KY 40223
(502) 271-4577
Rank: #32 - 3532. - 35.
Corbin Educational Center
Alternative School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 88%
Grades: 4-12
901 South Main Street
Corbin, KY 40701
(606) 528-4080
Rank: #32 - 3532. - 35.
Emerson Academy
Alternative School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 88%
Grades: 9-12
1335 W 11th Street
Owensboro, KY 42301
(270) 686-1087
Rank: #32 - 3532. - 35.
Knox County Learning Academy
Alternative School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 88%
Grades: 6-12
135 Wall St
Barbourville, KY 40906
(606) 645-2848
Rank: #32 - 3532. - 35.
Whitley County Alternative School
Alternative School
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Eligible for Free Lunch: 88%
Grades: 7-12
351 Boulevard Of Champions
Williamsburg, KY 40769
(606) 549-7050
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Kentucky average of public high schools students eligible for free lunch?
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