Owensboro Day Treatment

As a minimally staffed high school in Owensboro, Kentucky, Owensboro Day Treatment educates 14 students from grades 7 through 12, overseen by Daviess County. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 558 students each, so Owensboro Day Treatment sits 97% below that benchmark.

Daviess County comprises 23 schools with combined enrollment of 10,948 students; Owensboro Day Treatment is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Owensboro Day Treatment lists that 64% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 21% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 4.7:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Daviess County's rate of about 61%.

Around the school, Daviess County reports that median household income runs about $68,214, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Daviess County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,983 students), Owensboro Day Treatment is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Highland Elementary School, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Owensboro Day Treatment's enrollment has decreased 39% since 2018, when it stood at 23 (now 14). Black enrollment moved from 13% to 7% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 7.7:1 in 2018 to 4.7:1 today.

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