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Wayne County Area Technology Center → Foothills Academy → Southern Kentucky Early CCA → Lake Cumberland Youth Development Center → Lake Cumberland Area Technology Center → Sunrise Academy → Happy Valley Learning Center → Pulaski County Area Technology Center →At a glance
- Gifted & talented program
- AP rigor: Bottom 25% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 4% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Otter Creek Academy compares for families
What families should know about Otter Creek 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: Wayne County Area Technology Center, Foothills Academy, Southern Kentucky Early CCA and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 4% 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.
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.
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 2.5+ 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 2026-06-14.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne County Area Technology Center Monticello |
Public | 7.0 | — | — |
| Foothills Academy Albany |
Public | 13.0 | 15 | — |
| Southern Kentucky Early CCA Albany |
Public | 10.3 | — | — |
| Lake Cumberland Youth Development Center Monticello |
Public | 5.3 | 30 | — |
| Lake Cumberland Area Technology Center Russell Springs |
Public | 18.0 | — | — |
| Sunrise Academy Danville |
Public | 61.0 | 6 | — |
| Happy Valley Learning Center Glasgow |
Public | 54.2 | 10 | — |
| Pulaski County Area Technology Center Somerset |
Public | 26.2 | — | — |