Daviess County High School

Daviess County High School is a well-populated high school in Owensboro, Kentucky, operated by Daviess County. The school instructs 1,750 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 214% above the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 558 students.

Daviess County comprises 23 schools with combined enrollment of 10,948 students; Daviess County High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Daviess County High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). The remainder reads as 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. Compared to Daviess County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Daviess County High School lists 85 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Daviess County (around 61%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Daviess County High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.5%; this one delivers 37.5%.

Around the school, census data for Daviess County shows median household income runs about $68,214, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Daviess County High School is one of 37 public schools in Daviess County (combined enrollment of about 15,983 students).

Nearest neighbor: Virtual Academy, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Daviess County High School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 47.3%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Daviess County High School's enrollment has increased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 1,666 (now 1,750). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 92% to 84%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 20.6:1 today.

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