Total enrollment
3,083
-53 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in Ashland Independent
Kentucky · 3,083 students · 1 city
Ashland Independent runs 9 public K-12 schools inside Kentucky, with combined enrollment around 3,083 (6 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high).
4-year change in Ashland Independent
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Ashland Independent ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Kentucky | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #66 of 139 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,083 | #53 of 158 | #3,135 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #37 of 158 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #23 of 158 | #3,949 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 62.4% | #70 of 158 | #2,606 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.8% | #51 of 137 | #4,850 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Ashland Independent
State test results across the district's 7 scored schools run from Hager Elementary School at 49.1% proficient to Ashland Middle School at 37.6%, a gap of 11.5 points. That is the 92nd widest gap among 101 Kentucky districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 8 district schools that reported both years went from 3,322 to 3,070 students (down 8%) and from 225 to 222 full-time teachers (down 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul G. Blazer High School | Ashland | High | 09-12 | 821 |
| Ashland Middle School | Ashland | Middle | 06-08 | 671 |
| Hager Elementary School | Ashland | Elementary | KG-05 | 344 |
| Poage Elementary School | Ashland | Elementary | KG-05 | 304 |
| Crabbe Elementary School | Ashland | Elementary | KG-05 | 270 |
| Oakview Elementary School | Ashland | Elementary | KG-05 | 267 |
| Charles Russell Elementary School | Ashland | Elementary | KG-05 | 202 |
| Ashland Head Start | Ashland | Elementary | PK-PK | 191 |
| Ashland Alternative School | Ashland | High | 06-12 | 13 |
About Ashland Independent
As a thinly populated district in Kentucky, Ashland Independent hosts 3,083 students across 9 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Ashland Independent covers 6 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Ashland Independent runs about 343 students per school, 27% meaningfully below the state mean of roughly 467.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 3,083 students, remained close to its prior level from the 3,136 reported in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Ashland Independent discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.