Anchor Academy

Anchor Academy, a tiny 9-12 campus in Danville, Kentucky, operated by Danville Independent, teaches 34 students, covering grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 558 students each, so Anchor Academy sits 94% below that benchmark.

Within Danville Independent, which oversees 6 schools and 1,787 students, Anchor Academy is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Anchor Academy logs that 71% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 15% multiracial, 9% Black, 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Boyle County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Boyle County's rate of about 57%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Boyle County) logs that median household earnings sit near $61,159, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Boyle County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,810 students), of which Anchor Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Danville High School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a town-center site. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.