Enrollment
289
High
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAWSON SPRINGS INDEPENDENT·NCES 210150002203
Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School
317 Eli St, Dawson Spgs, KY 42408 · (270) 797-2957 · Hopkins County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL289 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Kentucky public high schools
- A-Test 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
13.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
180 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 6 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 40 | 14% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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 Dawson Springs Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
45.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
53.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School
Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School this school | 289 | 62.3% | 45.1% |
| Elliott County High School Sandy Hook | 293 | 64.2% | 27.0% |
| Shelby Valley High School Pikeville | 503 | 63.0% | 35.3% |
| West Carter County High School Olive Hill | 506 | 62.1% | 34.5% |
| Belfry High School Belfry | 463 | 58.1% | 39.3% |
| Morgan County High School West Liberty | 527 | 63.0% | 33.5% |
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 Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #42 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #38 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #125 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 289 | #210 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #26 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.9% | #172 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.3% | #83 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #79 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
289
+24 (+9%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 314
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 289 | 21.5 | 13.4:1 | 62% (180) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 20.2 | 13.4:1 | 63% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 267 | 20.7 | 12.9:1 | 64% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 265 | 20 | 13.3:1 | 60% (159) |
| 2017-18 | 311 | 20.4 | 15.3:1 | 65% (201) |
| 2015-16 | 303 | 20 | 15.2:1 | 63% (190) |
| 2010-11 | 314 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 58% (182) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (311 to 289); teachers up 6% (20.4 to 21.5).
About Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School
Among the schools in Dawson Spgs, Kentucky, is Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School, a low-enrollment high school. It has an enrollment of 289 students in grades 6 through 12. Across high schools in Kentucky, the average enrollment is about 558.
Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School belongs to Dawson Springs Independent, a district of 2 schools and 631 students.
Roughly 94% of students at Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School are White. Enrollment also includes 3% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School scores 12%.
There are 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.4:1. Compared with the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 62% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Kentucky public high schools, Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School outscored 84%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School is 3.2 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Kentucky schools.
The school is in Hopkins County, where median household income comes to about $56,815, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hopkins County counts 22 public schools with about 6,896 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Dawson Springs Elementary, is the closest to Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School. In all, 2 other public schools sit within ten miles of Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 9% rise, from 265 to 289.
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Hopkins County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,119
Census ACS
Median income
$56,815
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,896 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dawson Springs Independent
- Dawson Springs ElementaryElementary · 342 students
- DSISD Virtual AcademyCombined
Nearby schools
- Dawson Springs Elementary0.0 mi · 342
- West Hopkins School9.7 mi · 293
- Caldwell County Middle School11.5 mi · 400
- Caldwell County Elementary School11.6 mi · 386
- Caldwell County High School11.6 mi · 561
- Caldwell County Primary School11.7 mi · 532
Frequently asked questions
About Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High SchoolHow many students attend Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School?
Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School enrolls approximately 289 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School serve?
Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School serves grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School.
How diverse is Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School?
Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School reports a student body of 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School public or private?
Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dawson Springs Independent.
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