Enrollment
16
High
DISTRICT 862 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299001860
Mary Ryan Academy
3307 East Indian Trail, Louisville, KY 40213 · (502) 485-7988 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE ISPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL16 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
3.1:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
14 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 9 | 2 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 6 | 38% |
| Grade 11 | 5 | 31% |
| Grade 12 | 3 | 19% |
Student demographics
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
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where Mary Ryan Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 16 | #279 of 304 | #34 of 35 |
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
16
-13 (-45%) vs 2020
-48% since 2000-01, when it was 31
Student : Teacher
3.1:1
was 4.8:1
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 | 16 | 5.1 | 3.1:1 | 88% (14) |
| 2023-24 | 18 | 6 | 3.0:1 | 78% (14) |
| 2022-23 | 17 | 6.1 | 2.8:1 | 76% (13) |
| 2020-21 | 29 | 6 | 4.8:1 | 66% (19) |
| 2017-18 | 36 | 6 | 6.0:1 | 58% (21) |
| 2015-16 | 31 | 6 | 5.2:1 | 61% (19) |
| 2010-11 | 24 | 14 | 1.7:1 | 58% (14) |
| 2000-01 | 31 | N/A | N/A | 42% (13) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mary Ryan Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 56% (36 to 16); teachers down 15% (6 to 5.1).
About Mary Ryan Academy
Mary Ryan Academy sits in Louisville, Kentucky, and is classified as a high school. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 16 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 97% below the 558-student average for high schools in Kentucky.
Jefferson County runs 167 schools with a combined 95,124 students. Mary Ryan Academy is one of them.
The largest group at Mary Ryan Academy is White students, at 50%. The remaining students are 31% Black and 19% Hispanic. Census figures show Jefferson County is about 63% White.
Staffing at Mary Ryan Academy comes to 5.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 3.1:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Kentucky is 16.6:1. Mary Ryan Academy counts 88% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 61% average for public schools in Jefferson County.
For the population of Jefferson County, the median household earns about $69,866 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Mary Ryan Academy shares Jefferson County with 174 other public schools.
W.E.B. DuBois Academy is the nearest public school to Mary Ryan Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. Mary Ryan Academy is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Under the NCES locale system, Mary Ryan Academy is City: Large.
Mary Ryan Academy reported 29 students in 2020-21 and 16 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 4.8:1 to 3.1:1.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
783,022
Census ACS
Median income
$69,866
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
175
95,579 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County
- Ballard HighHigh · 2,148 students
- duPont Manual HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Marion C. Moore SchoolHigh · 1,892 students
- Eastern HighHigh · 1,790 students
- Pleasure Ridge Park HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Louisville Male HighHigh · 1,763 students
Other schools in Louisville
- Ballard HighHigh · 2,148 students
- duPont Manual HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Marion C. Moore SchoolHigh · 1,892 students
- Pleasure Ridge Park HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Louisville Male HighHigh · 1,763 students
- Southern HighHigh · 1,725 students
Nearby schools
- W.E.B. DuBois Academy0.0 mi · 477
- Indian Trail Elementary0.5 mi · 649
- Liberty High0.7 mi · 100
- Slaughter Elementary1.0 mi · 466
- Thomas Jefferson Middle1.1 mi · 943
- Thomas Jefferson Early Childhood Center1.1 mi · 57
Frequently asked questions
About Mary Ryan AcademyHow large is Mary Ryan Academy?
Mary Ryan Academy enrolls approximately 16 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Mary Ryan Academy serve?
Mary Ryan Academy serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mary Ryan Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mary Ryan Academy is approximately 3.1:1 (5 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Mary Ryan Academy?
Mary Ryan Academy reports a student body of 50% White, 19% Hispanic, 31% Black.
Is Mary Ryan Academy public or private?
Mary Ryan Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson County.
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