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Awards and Recognition

Fern Creek Traditional High School by the Numbers

  • Founded in 1923 as the first public high school in Jefferson County
  • Student Body: Approximately 1,530 of the best students from around Jefferson County
  • Alumni: 15,317
  • Percentage of faculty/staff members with advance degrees and professional certifications: 87%
  • The number of students taking and passing Advanced Placement Exams has increased every year since 2001.
  • $2,000,000+: Amount of college and university scholarships FCTHS graduates receive each year at graduation.
  • Our faculty includes 1 of each of the following award winners:
    • Amgen Teacher of the Year Award
    • Excel Award Teacher
    • Disney Teacher of the Year
    • Kentucky Health Fitness Teacher of the Year
    • 1Kentucky Counselor of the Year
    • Kentucky Youth Service Center Director of the Year
  • 92.7 The Tiger is the only student-run radio station in Jefferson County Public Schools that broadcasts to the community.
  • Student-run FCTV, Channel 6, broadcasts a daily newscast to the school with news, sports and features on people and activities around the Creek.
  • 11 consecutive Marine Corps JROTC drill team national championships
  • Recognized as a top 100 school by High Schools that Work
  • 93% attendance rate, one of the highest in JCPS.
  • Our Alumni Association has given more than $1,000,000 to support the schools for everything from building renovations to classroom material to scholarships.
  • Countless students have been accepted into the Governor’s Scholar Program and Governor School of the Arts
  • Tuition Cost: $0.00
  • Our #1 Priority: Our students and preparing them for success in the world once they leave Fern Creek.
  • For information call us at 502-485-8251.