Kentucky School for the Deaf District

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Danville, Kentucky - 1 schools

67
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District-Level NCES Analysis

Kentucky School for the Deaf District operates 1 public schools serving 67 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kentucky. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Boyle County.

a 36:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 33.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.0% White, 13.9% Hispanic or Latino, 8.3% African American across the district's schools.

Its largest campus is Kentucky School for the Deaf, enrolling 72 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).

Kentucky School for the Deaf accounts for 100.0% of all Kentucky School for the Deaf District student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Kentucky School for the Deaf District a distant remainder — means Kentucky School for the Deaf District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Kentucky School for the Deaf District reports 70.1% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Kentucky School for the Deaf District student-counselor ratio is 36:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)

student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection

Kentucky School for the Deaf District chronic absenteeism rate is 33.3% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)

chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 1 schools in Kentucky School for the Deaf District.

White 75.0%
Hispanic or Latino 13.9%
African American 8.3%
Asian 1.4%
Multiracial 1.4%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Programs & Resources

36:1
Student-Counselor Ratio
33.3%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in Kentucky School for the Deaf District

School Enrollment
Kentucky School for the Deaf
72

How Kentucky School for the Deaf District Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The Kentucky districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Kentucky School for the Blind District Similar size No spending data No revenue-mix data
Southgate Independent Larger No spending data No revenue-mix data
Cloverport Independent Larger No spending data No revenue-mix data
Augusta Independent Larger No spending data No revenue-mix data
Fulton Independent Larger No spending data No revenue-mix data

Comparisons are relative to Kentucky School for the Deaf District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Kentucky School for the Deaf District?

Kentucky School for the Deaf District has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 67 students.

What is the demographic composition of Kentucky School for the Deaf District?

Kentucky School for the Deaf District students are 75.0% White, 13.9% Hispanic or Latino, 8.3% African American, 1.4% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.