William Cofield High School
Frankfort · KY · Franklin County · Public · K-12 combined
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Franklin County Career and Technical Ctr → Family Care Center → Audrey Grevious Center → The Stables → Ascension Academy → Elkhorn Crossing School → Harrison County Learning Center → Locust Trace AgriScience Center →At a glance
- Gifted & talented program
- AP rigor: Bottom 22% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 1% by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 95% in 2019 (75th percentile nationally)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How William Cofield High School compares for families
What families should know about William Cofield 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: Franklin County Career and Technical Ctr, Family Care Center, Audrey Grevious Center and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 1% 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?
75th percentile nationally
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.
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 2.5+ 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).
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| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County Career and Technical Ctr Frankfort |
Public | 0.1 | — | — |
| Family Care Center Lexington |
Public | 20.0 | 22 | — |
| Audrey Grevious Center Lexington |
Public | 19.9 | 20 | — |
| The Stables Lexington |
Public | 16.5 | 31 | — |
| Ascension Academy Shelbyville |
Public | 19.3 | 28 | — |
| Elkhorn Crossing School Georgetown |
Public | 12.2 | — | — |
| Harrison County Learning Center Cynthiana |
Public | 31.2 | 24 | — |
| Locust Trace AgriScience Center Lexington |
Public | 15.7 | — | — |