Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Highland Heights’s public schools outscore 92% of Kentucky districts
52% of students in Highland Heights’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Kentucky average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Highland Heights, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kentucky, not nationally.
From Kentucky state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Highland Heights’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 53% and math 52% in spring 2022, against 45% and 38% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 91%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,103 per student, against $14,752 across Kentucky (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Campbell County Middle School, then Campbell County High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Highland Heights’s grade
A: better than 92% of Kentucky school districts, #10 of 139 Kentucky towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Kentucky average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Highland Heights, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Highland Heights
Campbell County Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,099 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Alexandria
7th grade in Highland Heights
Campbell County Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,099 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Alexandria
8th grade in Highland Heights
Campbell County Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,099 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Alexandria
9th grade in Highland Heights
Campbell County High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,519 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Alexandria
10th grade in Highland Heights
Campbell County High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,519 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Alexandria
11th grade in Highland Heights
Campbell County High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,519 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Alexandria
12th grade in Highland Heights
Campbell County High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,519 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Alexandria
Highland Heights’s public schools are run by Campbell County School District, which also serves Alexandria, California, Cold Spring and Crestview and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Highland Heights vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Kentucky towns that share Highland Heights’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Highland Heights | A | Campbell County |
| Fort Thomas | A+ | Fort Thomas Independent |
| Cold Spring | A | Campbell County |
| Wilder | A | Campbell County |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Campbell County with Highland Heights, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Highland Heights
7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Highland Heights’s schools
Are Highland Heights’s schools good?
By Kentucky’s own tests, yes: the public schools Highland Heights children attend outscore 92% of Kentucky’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #10 of 139 Kentucky towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 95%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Highland Heights in?
Campbell County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,166 students in 8 schools (2024–25).
Where do Highland Heights kids go to high school?
Campbell County High School in Alexandria, with 1,519 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Highland Heights’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Campbell County School District graduated in four years, against 91% across Kentucky.
How much does Highland Heights spend per student?
$14,103 in Campbell County School District (FY2024), against $14,752 across Kentucky. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Highland Heights families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Highland Heights → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kentucky. Stars are from neighbors.