Warren Central High School

Bowling Green · KY · Warren County · Public


97% 4-yr grad rate

At a glance

Programs & features
  • 2 AP courses offered — Strong
  • Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
  • Gifted & talented program
Academic signals
  • AP rigor: 58th percentile nationally
  • SAT/ACT participation: 81st percentile by test-taker volume
  • 4-yr grad rate: 97% in 2019 (90th percentile nationally)

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

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How Warren Central High School compares for families

Solid mid-tier academic profile.

  • ▸ StatewideAP rigor at the 58th percentile nationally with 2 AP courses.
  • ▸ 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: Bowling Green High School, Warren East High School, Greenwood High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Academic rigor

AP + advanced-course offerings

Strong — solid AP program + advanced courses

58th percentile nationally

50th 90th ↑ this school
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AP courses offered
2
Science ✓
Students taking AP courses
50
≈5 per 100 students · uptake, not just offerings
Advanced math classes
20
0 calculus · 20 advanced
Lab science classes
26
9 physics · 17 chemistry
Other rigor signals
Dual-enrollment program
Gifted/talented program

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).

SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

81st percentile by test-taker volume

50th 90th
SAT/ACT test-takers
251
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
23.5
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12
Compared against
18,426
US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

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?

90th percentile nationally

50th 90th
4-year graduation rate
97%
Single-point estimate
4-year cohort size
205
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)
22.5%
Typical mix. Watch the trend — high turnover can compound.
% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)
21.0%
Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

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

High-poverty school

Title I Schoolwide eligible

75.0%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.

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

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 $187–$500 per HS year + a test bonus)
GPA: 2.75+ each high-school year ($500/yr at a 4.0) Test: Bonus: ACT 15+ / SAT 830+ (max $500 at ACT 28+ / SAT 1300–1600) Income: No income limit on 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.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days
44.9%
Well above the national average (~16%). At this level, chronic absence becomes a leading driver of enrollment loss as families rotate to other schools.
Students absent 15+ days
463
Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor
268:1
Above the ASCA 250:1 target but below the US median (~430:1). Capacity is workable.
Counselor FTE
4.0
Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.
Teacher FTE
64
Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 224 in 2021 to 237 in 2024 — over 3 years.
+5.8%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +1.6%/year, projecting from 2024's 1,070 students:

2025
1,087
2027
1,123
2029
1,160

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At $11,692 per student in district revenue, the 90 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $1,052,280/year in additional funding.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

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
Bowling Green High School
Bowling Green
Public 2.0 1,376 +12.1%
Warren East High School
Bowling Green
Public 8.1 964 +1.5%
Greenwood High School
Bowling Green
Public 5.0 1,450 +8.8%
South Warren High School
Bowling Green
Public 6.7 1,541 +4.5%
Allen County-Scottsville High School
Scottsville
Public 21.1 903 -0.4%
Franklin-Simpson High School
Franklin
Public 19.5 828 +5.9%
Logan County High School
Russellville
Public 23.0 916 -0.3%
Warren Co. Area Technology Center
Bowling Green
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At a glance

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Warren Central High School is a public high school in Bowling Green, KY, enrolling 1,070 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Enrollment is up 6% from 2021 to 2024.

It offers 2 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 58% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

251 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 81% of U.S. high schools.

Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 97% in the latest EDFacts release.

It has about 268 students per school counselor.

45% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.

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

How many AP courses does Warren Central High School offer? Warren Central High School offers 2 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 58% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

What is Warren Central High School's graduation rate? Warren Central High School's federal four-year graduation rate was about 97% in the latest EDFacts release.

How many students attend Warren Central High School? Warren Central High School is a public high school in Bowling Green, KY, enrolling 1,070 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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