Fayette County Public Schools (Kentucky)

U.S. News & World Report's 2026-27 Best High Schools rankings placed Fayette County Public Schools' Lafayette High School 9th in Kentucky and Henry Clay 13th, according to district officials and the publication. Nationally, Lafayette ranked 1,105 and Henry Clay 1,553. Officials cited Lafayette's 97 percent graduation rate and the nearly half of its students who took at least one Advanced Placement exam as contributing factors.

The rankings assess eligible public high schools at the national, state, and local levels using six performance indicators, including state-test achievement and college readiness, while also weighing curriculum breadth and how well schools serve all students. Within the broader Lexington metro area, Lafayette ranked first among local schools, followed by Henry Clay, Frederick Douglass, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Bryan Station, and Tates Creek.