School district · Kentucky

Ashland Independent

Ashland Independent in Kentucky: 9 public schools with 3,083 students and 13.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,409 per student in FY2024.

Schools
9
Students
3,083
Students per teacher
13.7
KY 15.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,409
KY $14.6K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
225
Counselors (FTE)
11.0
Students per counselor
280
KY 320 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 7.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Kentucky's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Kentucky: 48%

48%proficient

+4.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 54% of school districts in Kentucky

Median 47% · 170 school districts compared

1,373 students tested, grades 3–8 · Kentucky Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Kentucky: 42%

39%proficient

+0.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 58% of school districts in Kentucky

Median 41% · 170 school districts compared

1,373 students tested, grades 3–8 · Kentucky Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.1K15
$10.1K16
$10.2K17
$11.4K18
$11.4K19
$11.3K20
$12.7K21
$12.0K22
$14.7K23
$14.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
28% · $14.1M
State
49% · $25M
Local
23% · $11.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,862
Support services
$4,722
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$3.8M
Long-term debt
$22.8M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Ashland Head StartFree meals for all
Pre-K19117.4——
K–520214.445%41%
Crabbe Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–527014.248%39%
Hager Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–534416.459%56%
Oakview Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–526711.149%39%
Poage Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–530412.246%39%
Ashland Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–867114.346%34%
Ashland Alternative SchoolAlternativeMostly virtualFree meals for all
6–12134.3——
Paul G. Blazer High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1282113.5——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
1420 Central Ave, Ashland, KY 41101
Phone
(606)327-2706
Website