Kentucky School for the Deaf

Kentucky School for the Deaf is an unified-grade school of minimally staffed scale in Danville, Kentucky, overseen by Kentucky School for the Deaf District, educateing 72 students in grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 64% below the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 202 students.

Kentucky School for the Deaf is a school of Kentucky School for the Deaf District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, Kentucky School for the Deaf shows that 75% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 14% Hispanic, 8% Black. By comparison, Boyle County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Boyle County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Boyle County indicate median household income runs about $61,159, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Boyle County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,810 students), Kentucky School for the Deaf is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: John W. Bate Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 23%: 93 students in 2018 compared to 72 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 5% to 14% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Kentucky School for the Deaf community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.