Boyle County High School

The makeup of the student body is 52 percent male and 48 percent female. The ethnic makeup of the student body is 97 percent white, not Hispanic; one percent Hispanic; less than one percent Black, not Hispanic; and less than one percent Asian/Pacific Islander. Twenty-six percent of students are eligible for the free or reduced-price lunch program.[5] The student-teacher ratio is 16, which matches the state average of 16. Spending per pupil is $7,607, matching the state average of $7,639.[5]

School ACT scores in 2006 were

• Composite – 10.5;
• Math – 9.3;
• English – 9.5;
• Reading – 10.6;
• Science – 12.3.[1]

Boyle County was ranked top 15 among the 2017-18 Kentucky Department of Education student assessment at grade levels for students’ math and reading scores.[6] It has been ranked among the top 50 in the state for “transition readiness” from middle school to college.[6] It was ranked in the top 40 high schools for its “graduation rate” scores.[6] It also excelled in ACT scores and advanced AP courses.[6] The high school averaged a composite ACT score of 22 and 19 percent of the senior class scored a 28 or higher.[6]

Boyle County competes in the several interscholastic sports as The Rebels.[3] The school has rivalries with neighboring schools Danville High School and Lincoln County High School.[7][8]

Football

KHSAA State Championships

Year	Win-Loss
1999	(15-0)[9]
2000	(15-0)[10]
2001	(15-0)[11]
2002	(13-2)[12]
2003	(15-0)[13]
2009	(15-0)[14]
2010	(15-0)[15]
2017	(14-1)[16]
2020	(11-0)

Boyle County has been Kentucky High School Athletic Association State Champion in football nine times. In 2009, Boyle County won their sixth title by rallying from a 22-7 to beat Lone Oak 42-39 in double overtime.[17]

Under Chuck Smith's first stint at head coach, Boyle County won five straight championships from 1999-2004.[15]

The 2017 championship was their first since 2010; they won 40-21 over Corbin.[16][15] They were state runner-up in 2004 with a 13-2 record and then lost 22-6 to Highlands.[18] As of 2014, their head coach is Chuck Smith. He was rehired after being Boyle County's head coach from 1992 to 2004.[19] The team was also coached by Larry French; he started in 2008 and left for Southwestern High School in 2013.[20] ShaDon Brown, recently hired as safeties coach for the Louisville Cardinals, served as an assistant coach for the team's 2007 season.[21][22]

• Neal Brown – college football coach; former offensive coordinator at Texas Tech, Kentucky, current head coach West Virginia University.[24]
• Travis Leffew – University of Louisville player, professional football player, and former Lincoln County head coach.[25]
• Jacob Tamme – Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos, and Atlanta Falcons football player.[26]

• Boyle County High School
• Boyle County School District