W.E.B. DuBois Academy

W.E.B. DuBois Academy, a mid-sized four-year high school in Louisville, Kentucky, run under Jefferson County, instructs 477 students, covering grades 6 through 12.

W.E.B. DuBois Academy is one of 167 schools operated by Jefferson County, a district that educates 95,124 students overall.

Demographically, W.E.B. DuBois Academy lists that 84% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Beyond that, the school records 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% White. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 21% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, W.E.B. DuBois Academy has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Jefferson County shows the typical household earns roughly $69,866 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. W.E.B. DuBois Academy is one of 175 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students).

Nearest neighbor: Mary Ryan Academy, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an urban site.

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