This report provides data on public and private high school graduates and dropouts in Kentucky. The introduction contains tables and graphs comparing the career directions (attending college or trade school, military, working, at home, unemployed, deceased, homemakers, and unknown) of Kentucky graduates in 1968 and 1983 and enrollment patterns between 1979 and 1983. Part I presents tables indicating the holding power and whereabouts of graduates of 1983 public and non-public high schools by school district. Part II presents summary data on holding power trends and the career directions of graduates for the period 1974-1983 for students of Kentucky public high schools, Kentucky non-public high schools and for all students combined. Data were compiled from the School Data Form and the superintendent's year-end report. (IS)