Hugh C. Spalding Academy
Lebanon · KY · Marion County · Public · K-12 combined
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Marion County Area Technology Center → WC Tel Center → Burgin Independent School → Central Kentucky Career Academy → Washington County High School → THE UP CENTER → Campbellsville High School → Marion County High School →At a glance
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- Gifted & talented program
- AP rigor: Bottom 29% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 39% by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 74% in 2019 (Bottom 17% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Hugh C. Spalding Academy compares for families
What families should know about Hugh C. Spalding Academy.
- ▸ 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: Marion County Area Technology Center, WC Tel Center, Burgin Independent School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 39% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 17% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
University of Kentucky
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.
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.
Kentucky banks a scholarship for each year you keep a 2.75+ GPA — bigger for higher GPAs — plus a one-time ACT/SAT bonus. (Free/reduced-lunch students can add AP/IB supplements.)
Official program details ↗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 2026-10-21.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +1.8%/year, projecting from 2024's 164 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
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.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion County Area Technology Center Lebanon |
Public | 0.0 | — | — |
| WC Tel Center Springfield |
Public | 7.8 | — | — |
| Burgin Independent School Burgin |
Public | 28.2 | 147 | -6.4% |
| Central Kentucky Career Academy Campbellsville |
Public | 16.6 | — | — |
| Washington County High School Springfield |
Public | 9.1 | 506 | +2.4% |
| THE UP CENTER Bardstown |
Public | 20.5 | — | — |
| Campbellsville High School Campbellsville |
Public | 17.8 | 370 | +23.7% |
| Marion County High School Lebanon |
Public | 0.1 | 879 | +38.4% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantHugh C. Spalding Academy is a public high school in Lebanon, KY, enrolling 164 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
42 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 39% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 74% in the latest EDFacts release.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
What is Hugh C. Spalding Academy's graduation rate? Hugh C. Spalding Academy's federal four-year graduation rate was about 74% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Hugh C. Spalding Academy? Hugh C. Spalding Academy is a public high school in Lebanon, KY, enrolling 164 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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