Pathway Academy High School

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📋 At a glance

Programs & features

Academic signals

🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
🎓 4-yr grad rate: 75% (Bottom 21% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Pathway Academy High School compares for families

What families should know about Pathway Academy High School.

▸ 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: Caldwell County Area Technology Center, Barren County Area Technology Center, Jefferson Regional Juvenile Detention Ce and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

SAT/ACT test-takers

11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Test-taking intensity

0.0

takers per 100 students in grades 9-12

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 21% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate

4-year graduation rate

75%

Range: 50–100%

4-year cohort size

Students in the 9th-grade entry class tracked over 4 years

Compared against

17,988

US high schools reporting 4-year ACGR

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

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)

Strong: experienced corps. New teachers rotate through but most have ≥3 years in.

% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)

0.0%

Strong attendance culture among teachers.

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

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.

See the full University of Kentucky profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

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.)

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.

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

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Caldwell County Area Technology Center Princeton	Public	17.2	1	—
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Union County Area Vocational Ed Center Morganfield	Public	22.2	—	—
Webster County Area Technology Center Dixon	Public	23.7	—	—
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Childrens Crisis Stabilization Unit Bowling Green	Public	94.1	2	—
Ackerly Louisville	Public	142.6	2	—