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How Creative and Performing Arts compares for families

What families should know about Creative and Performing Arts.

  • LocallyKY sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: South Oldham High School, Oldham County High School, The Robert L. Arvin Education Center and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Your state's public flagship

University of Kentucky

92%
admit rate
$13,502
in-state tuition/yr · $34,140 out-of-state
1080–1290
SAT 25–75 · ACT 21–28

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $18,851/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Pay for college in Kentucky

Kentucky's public scholarships

Kentucky's KEES award is unusual: you bank money every year you keep your grades up, then add a one-time test bonus. No income limit on the base or test award.

Merit KEES (Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship)
Up to ~$2,500/yr of college (banked $125–$500 per HS year + a test bonus)
GPA: 2.5+ each high-school year ($500/yr at a 4.0) Test: Bonus: ACT 15+ / SAT 810+ (max $500 at ACT 28+ / SAT 1340+) Income: No income limit on base or test award

Kentucky banks a scholarship for each year you keep a 2.5+ GPA — bigger for higher GPAs — plus a one-time ACT/SAT bonus. (Free/reduced-lunch students can add AP/IB supplements.)

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Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-06-14.

Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
South Oldham High School
Crestwood
Public 0.6 1,300 -0.4%
Oldham County High School
La Grange
Public 4.8 1,543 -5.2%
The Robert L. Arvin Education Center
Buckner
Public 5.0
Eastern High
Middletown
Public 6.3 1,785 -12.2%
Mary Jo and William MacDonald Maryhurst
Louisville
Public 6.4 45
Jefferson Regional Juvenile Detention Ce
Louisville
Public 7.5 1
The Brook-KMI
Louisville
Public 7.7 20
North Oldham High School
Goshen
Public 7.9 943 -9.0%

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