Three local high schools take home College Success Award

Three local high schools have been named as winners of the College Success Award from GreatSchools, the leading nonprofit providing school information to parents.

The award recognizes schools that excel at preparing students to enroll and succeed in college.

In western Kentucky, Marshall County High School, McCracken County High School, and Murray High School were all named as recipients.

In total, 43 public schools across Kentucky took home this year's honor.

Murray High School said the award was possible because Kentucky is leading the nation in both collecting and transparently sharing information on how students perform after high school.