School district · Kentucky

Boone County

Boone County in Kentucky: 28 public schools with 20,514 students and 15.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,611 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 28
Students: 20,514
Students per teacher: 15.6; KY 15.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $13,611; 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): 1,318
Counselors (FTE): 61.0
Students per counselor: 336; KY 320 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 16.0; Librarians (FTE): 26.0

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%

57%proficient

−0.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 84% of school districts in Kentucky

Median 47% · 170 school districts compared

9,012 students tested, grades 3–8 · Kentucky Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Kentucky: 42%

55%proficient

−0.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 86% of school districts in Kentucky

Median 41% · 170 school districts compared

9,024 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

$8.6K15

$9.1K16

$9.3K17

$10.6K18

$10.8K19

$11.3K20

$12.0K21

$12.9K22

$13.9K23

$13.6K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 8.0% · $26.3M
State: 36% · $117.2M
Local: 56% · $185.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $7,893
Support services: $5,089
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $15.4M
Long-term debt: $144.5M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 15Middle schools: 6High schools: 7

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
A M Yealey Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	534	13.0	48%	48%	Florence
Burlington Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	689	15.0	60%	62%	Burlington
Charles H. Kelly Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	242	11.5	67%	63%	Burlington
Chester Goodridge Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	711	15.5	52%	54%	Hebron
Erpenbeck Elementary School	Pre-K–5	764	16.3	72%	72%	Florence
Florence Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	610	13.7	44%	35%	Florence
Hillard Collins Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	571	12.4	40%	33%	Florence
Longbranch Elementary School	Pre-K–5	957	16.5	64%	63%	Union
New Haven Elementary School	Pre-K–5	716	16.3	71%	74%	Union
North Pointe Elementary School	Pre-K–5	429	12.3	66%	66%	Hebron
Ockerman Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	777	13.6	36%	39%	Florence
Shirley Mann Elementary School	Pre-K–5	710	15.4	73%	70%	Union
Steeplechase Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	598	14.8	52%	52%	Walton
Stephens Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	577	12.8	51%	41%	Burlington
Thornwilde Elementary School	Pre-K–5	661	15.7	70%	68%	Hebron
Ballyshannon Middle School	6–8	609	16.0	58%	57%	Union
Camp Ernst Middle School	6–8	688	15.3	55%	46%	Burlington
Conner Middle School	6–8	865	16.6	67%	70%	Hebron
Gray Middle School	6–8	1,006	17.3	67%	67%	Union
Ockerman Middle School	6–8	674	14.7	46%	38%	Florence
Rector A. Jones Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	683	12.6	36%	27%	Florence
ACCEL AcademyAlternativeMostly virtual	6–12	154	25.7	—	—	Burlington
Boone County High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,252	14.6	—	—	Florence
Conner High School	9–12	1,400	18.8	—	—	Hebron
Ignite InstituteCareer and technical	9–12	0	—	—	—	Erlanger
Larry A. Ryle High School	9–12	2,077	18.6	—	—	Union
RISE AcademyAlternativeMostly virtual	6–12	70	6.4	—	—	Florence
Randall K. Cooper High School	9–12	1,490	19.5	—	—	Union

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.

Sources

Address: 8330 Us 42, Florence, KY 41042
Phone: (859)283-1003

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.