Ashland Alternative School

Set in Ashland, Kentucky, Ashland Alternative School is a minimally staffed high school, operated by Ashland Independent. It teaches 13 students across grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 558 students per school, that is 98% below typical.

Ashland Independent comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 3,083 students; Ashland Alternative School is among them.

On demographics, Ashland Alternative School records that White students make up the majority at 69%. Beyond that, the school lists 23% multiracial, 8% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 93%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 4.3:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 92% of students at Ashland Alternative School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Boyd County's rate of about 63%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Boyd County put median household income runs about $61,118, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Boyd County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,634 students), of which Ashland Alternative School is one.

Charles Russell Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Ashland Alternative School operates from a city-core location. Ashland Alternative School delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.