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Enrollment
821
High
DISTRICT 417 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASHLAND INDEPENDENT·NCES 210015000022
Paul G. Blazer High School
1500 Blazer Blvd, Ashland, KY 41102 · (606) 327-6040 · Boyd County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL821 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% 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
13.5:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
444 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 | 210 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 208 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 218 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 185 | 23% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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 Ashland Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
55.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
45.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
46.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Paul G. Blazer High School
Paul G. Blazer High School's state test result (46.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul G. Blazer High School this school | 821 | 54.1% | 46.7% |
| Hopkins County Central High School Madisonville | 861 | 56.6% | 21.8% |
| Mercer County Senior High School Harrodsburg | 748 | 56.4% | 49.5% |
| Nelson County High School Bardstown | 756 | 51.9% | 38.3% |
| Allen County-Scottsville High School Scottsville | 906 | 55.2% | 37.5% |
| Garrard County High School Lancaster | 792 | 57.3% | 37.3% |
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 Paul G. Blazer High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #37 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #78 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #48 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 821 | #104 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #28 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.3% | #92 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.1% | #137 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #63 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
821
-133 (-14%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 988
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 821 | 61 | 13.5:1 | 54% (444) |
| 2023-24 | 879 | 65 | 13.5:1 | 58% (507) |
| 2022-23 | 893 | 66 | 13.5:1 | 54% (481) |
| 2020-21 | 954 | 61 | 15.6:1 | 47% (447) |
| 2017-18 | 904 | 57.4 | 15.8:1 | 55% (493) |
| 2015-16 | 889 | 58 | 15.3:1 | 54% (478) |
| 2010-11 | 948 | 53 | 17.9:1 | 49% (464) |
| 2000-01 | 1,005 | 59 | 17.0:1 | 31% (307) |
| 1990-91 | 988 | 57 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paul G. Blazer High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (904 to 821); teachers up 6% (57.4 to 61).
About Paul G. Blazer High School
Paul G. Blazer High School is a medium-sized high school. Its address is in Ashland, Kentucky. A federal count lists 821 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Kentucky is about 558, so this school runs 47% bigger than that.
The Ashland Independent system has 9 schools and 3,083 students.
Paul G. Blazer High School enrolls a student body that is 81% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Black. In Boyd County overall, about 93% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Paul G. Blazer High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 32%.
A ratio of 13.5:1 comes from the school's 61 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, high schools in Kentucky average 16.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 54% in 2024-25. Compared with the 63% average for public schools in Boyd County, the school's rate is lower.
The allk12 Grade for Paul G. Blazer High School is A. Compared with Kentucky public high schools, the school scored higher than 85% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Paul G. Blazer High School is 1.7 points above its prediction. Actual: 46.7%. Predicted: 44.9%.
County data help place the school in context: in Boyd County, median household income is about $61,118, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The public schools of Boyd County number 25 and enroll about 6,634.
The nearest other public school, Poage Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Paul G. Blazer High School is 2nd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
Federal counts put enrollment at 954 in 2020-21 and 821 in 2024-25, a 14% decrease. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.5:1) than in 2020-21 (15.6:1).
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Boyd County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,911
Census ACS
Median income
$61,118
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
6,634 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ashland Independent
- Ashland Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
- Hager Elementary SchoolElementary · 344 students
- Poage Elementary SchoolElementary · 304 students
- Crabbe Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
- Oakview Elementary SchoolElementary · 267 students
- Charles Russell Elementary SchoolElementary · 202 students
Other schools in Ashland
- Boyd County High SchoolHigh · 888 students
- Ashland Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
- Boyd County Middle SchoolMiddle · 618 students
- Summit Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Hager Elementary SchoolElementary · 344 students
- Poage Elementary SchoolElementary · 304 students
Nearby schools
- Poage Elementary School0.5 mi · 304
- Hager Elementary School0.6 mi · 344
- Ashland Middle School0.7 mi · 671
- Oakview Elementary School1.1 mi · 267
- Fairview Elementary School1.3 mi · 271
- Raceland-Worthington Schools Campus B1.4 mi · 24
Frequently asked questions
About Paul G. Blazer High SchoolHow many students attend Paul G. Blazer High School?
Paul G. Blazer High School enrolls approximately 821 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Paul G. Blazer High School serve?
Paul G. Blazer High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Paul G. Blazer High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Paul G. Blazer High School is approximately 13.5:1 (61 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Paul G. Blazer High School?
Student demographics at Paul G. Blazer High School are roughly 81% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Paul G. Blazer High School in?
Paul G. Blazer High School is part of Ashland Independent.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.