Apollo High School

Public high school, 9 to adult education · Owensboro, Kentucky

Apollo High School in Owensboro, Kentucky enrolled 1,265 students in 2024-25 with 78.0 full-time teachers, 16.2 students per teacher against the Kentucky high-school median of 15.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 45% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 37% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kentucky: 44.7% and 38.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 93% (Kentucky: 91.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

1,440 students in 2022-23, 1,350 students in 2023-24, 1,265 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 82.0 to 78.0.

Students enrolled at Apollo High School by school year2022-23: 1,440, 2023-24: 1,350, 2024-25: 1,26505001k1.5k2022-231,4402023-241,3502024-251,265
Students enrolled at Apollo High School by school year2022-23: 1,440, 2023-24: 1,350, 2024-25: 1,26505001k1.5k2022-231,4402023-241,3502024-251,265
Students enrolled at Apollo High School by school year2022-23: 1,440, 2023-24: 1,350, 2024-25: 1,26505001k1.5k2022-231,4402023-241,3502024-251,265
Students enrolled at Apollo High School by school year2022-23: 1,440, 2023-24: 1,350, 2024-25: 1,26505001k1.5k2022-231,4402023-241,3502024-251,265
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,44082.017.6
2023-241,35080.016.9
2024-251,26578.016.2

16.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 54 of every 100 Kentucky high schools

Among the 334 Kentucky high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Kentucky high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 75.0; Apollo High School 16.2; state median 15.8.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherApollo High School 16.2state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Kentucky high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 75.0; Apollo High School 16.2; state median 15.8.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherApollo High School 16.2state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Kentucky high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 75.0; Apollo High School 16.2; state median 15.8.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherApollo High School 16.2state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Kentucky high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 75.0; Apollo High School 16.2; state median 15.8.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherApollo High School 16.2state median 15.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

13 AP courses and one counselor per 361 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Apollo High School enrolled 1,442 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 104 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses13
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 361 of the 1,442 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions104
  • Chronically absent30.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

72.9% of students were White, 10.2% Hispanic, 6.5% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White72.9%
  2. Hispanic10.2%
  3. Asian6.5%
  4. Black5.5%
  5. Two or more races4.6%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%
  7. American Indian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Apollo High School scored proficient or above: 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 37% in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kentucky, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtKentucky
Reading and language arts, 2021-2245%46%44.7%
Math, 2022-2337%41% (2021-22)38.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

93% of the 319 students in Apollo High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 91.4% across Kentucky. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtKentucky
Four-year graduation rate93%93%91.4%
Students in the class31984249,023

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Owensboro

9 public high schools in Owensboro report 2024-25 enrollment; Apollo High School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Daviess County High School1,75020.640.3%
Owensboro High School1,34216.659.6%
Apollo High School1,26516.250.0%
Heritage Park High School1409.381.4%
Emerson Academy10410.488.5%
Virtual Academy7575.068.0%
The Center for Academic Improvement1717.082.4%
Valley High School1616.075.0%

All public schools in Owensboro →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Apollo High School

  1. Heritage Park High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.5 miles away: 140 students, 9.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. The Center for Academic ImprovementThe next nearest public high school, 0.5 miles away: 17 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  3. Compare Apollo High School with Heritage Park High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Daviess County Public Schools spends per student$13,767 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,767
  5. The largest public schools in KentuckyApollo High School is the number 45 by size of 349 Kentucky high schools open in 2024-25.#45 of 349
  6. Kentucky schools by students per teacher16.2 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 15.8 for high schools.16.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Apollo High School

  1. How many students attend Apollo High School?
    1,265 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,440 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Owensboro, KY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Apollo High School?
    16.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kentucky median for high schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Apollo High School a Title I school?
    Apollo High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Apollo High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Apollo High School scored proficient or above: 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 37% in math in 2022-23, against 44.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.4% in math in 2022-23 across Kentucky. Kentucky's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Apollo High School?
    93% of the 319 students in Apollo High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 91.4% across Kentucky. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Apollo High School in?
    Daviess County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2101470. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210147000295 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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