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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Boyle County High School this year?
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Enrollment
869
High
DISTRICT 590 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOYLE COUNTY·NCES 210063000120
Boyle County High School
1637 Perryville Rd, Danville, KY 40422 · (859) 236-5047 · Boyle County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL869 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Kentucky public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
393 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 214 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 216 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 220 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 219 | 25% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Boyle County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
62.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
58.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Boyle County High School
Boyle County High School's state test result (53.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyle County High School this school | 869 | 45.2% | 53.3% |
| Logan County High School Russellville | 918 | 46.1% | 41.5% |
| Harrison County High School Cynthiana | 881 | 46.8% | 32.8% |
| Scott High School Taylor Mill | 1,017 | 42.3% | 40.5% |
| Anderson County High School Lawrenceburg | 1,157 | 44.2% | 37.0% |
| Madison Southern High School Berea | 1,224 | 47.5% | 57.0% |
Matched among Kentucky high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Boyle County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #15 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #18 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #17 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 869 | #94 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #127 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.7% | #128 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.2% | #187 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #121 of 139 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
869
+26 (+3%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 710
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 869 | 50.7 | 17.1:1 | 45% (393) |
| 2023-24 | 887 | 51.5 | 17.2:1 | 45% (399) |
| 2022-23 | 884 | 51.7 | 17.1:1 | 45% (399) |
| 2020-21 | 843 | 52 | 16.2:1 | 39% (326) |
| 2017-18 | 889 | 54.8 | 16.2:1 | 41% (364) |
| 2015-16 | 855 | 51 | 16.8:1 | 40% (346) |
| 2010-11 | 875 | 54 | 16.2:1 | 35% (306) |
| 2000-01 | 819 | 52 | 15.8:1 | 18% (147) |
| 1990-91 | 710 | 46 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boyle County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (889 to 869); teachers down 8% (54.8 to 50.7).
About Boyle County High School
Boyle County High School runs as a large high school in Danville, Kentucky. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 869 students. The school is 56% above the average for high schools in Kentucky.
Boyle County is the local district for Boyle County High School. It runs 5 schools with 2,951 students.
By race and ethnicity, Boyle County High School is 88% White. Next come 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Black. In Boyle County overall, the White share is about 84%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 23%.
Based on 50.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Boyle County High School has a ratio of 17.1:1. That is in line with the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 45% at Boyle County High School. The rate at public schools in Boyle County averages 57%, higher than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Boyle County High School lands at A, ahead of 93% of Kentucky public high schools.
Boyle County High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (53.3%) and its predicted rate (48.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools.
In Boyle County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $61,159, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county has 14 public schools and about 4,810 students.
Boyle County Middle School, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Boyle County High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 843 to 869, a 3% increase.
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Boyle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,941
Census ACS
Median income
$61,159
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,810 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Boyle County
- Woodlawn Elementary SchoolElementary · 657 students
- Boyle County Middle SchoolMiddle · 655 students
- Junction City Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- Perryville Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
- Boyle County Day TreatmentHigh
- North Point Education CenterHigh
Other schools in Danville
- Woodlawn Elementary SchoolElementary · 657 students
- Boyle County Middle SchoolMiddle · 655 students
- Edna L. Toliver Intermediate SchoolElementary · 520 students
- Danville High SchoolHigh · 492 students
- John W. Bate Middle SchoolMiddle · 358 students
- Mary G. Hogsett Primary SchoolElementary · 356 students
Nearby schools
- Boyle County Middle School0.1 mi · 655
- Woodlawn Elementary School0.2 mi · 657
- Sunrise Academy0.5 mi · 27
- Edna L. Toliver Intermediate School0.8 mi · 520
- Anchor Academy1.6 mi · 34
- Kentucky School for the Deaf1.6 mi · 72
Frequently asked questions
About Boyle County High SchoolHow large is Boyle County High School?
Boyle County High School enrolls approximately 869 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Boyle County High School serve?
Boyle County High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Boyle County High School?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Boyle County High School.
How diverse is Boyle County High School?
Boyle County High School reports a student body of 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Boyle County High School?
Boyle County High School is overseen by Boyle County in Boyle County.
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