Ashland Alternative School

Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Ashland, Kentucky

Ashland Alternative School in Ashland, Kentucky enrolled 13 students in 2024-25 with 3.0 full-time teachers, 4.3 students per teacher against the Kentucky high-school median of 15.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, under 50% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kentucky: 38.4%).

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

Enrollment rose 63% from 2022-23 to 2024-25

8 students in 2022-23, 13 students in 2023-24, 13 students in 2024-25.

Students enrolled at Ashland Alternative School by school year2022-23: 8, 2023-24: 13, 2024-25: 130510152022-2382023-24132024-2513
Students enrolled at Ashland Alternative School by school year2022-23: 8, 2023-24: 13, 2024-25: 130510152022-2382023-24132024-2513
Students enrolled at Ashland Alternative School by school year2022-23: 8, 2023-24: 13, 2024-25: 130510152022-2382023-24132024-2513
Students enrolled at Ashland Alternative School by school year2022-23: 8, 2023-24: 13, 2024-25: 130510152022-2382023-24132024-2513
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2380.0not reported
2023-24133.04.3
2024-25133.04.3

4.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 96 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; This school 4.3; state median 15.8.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 4.3state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Kentucky high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 75.0; This school 4.3; state median 15.8.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 4.3state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Kentucky high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 75.0; This school 4.3; state median 15.8.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 4.3state median 15.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Kentucky high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 75.0; This school 4.3; state median 15.8.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 4.3state 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).

Who attends

69.2% of students were White, 23.1% of two or more races, 7.7% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White69.2%
  2. Two or more races23.1%
  3. Black7.7%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Ashland Alternative School scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 38.4% in math 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. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtKentucky
Mathunder 50%35% (2021-22)38.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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.

High schools in Ashland

5 public high schools in Ashland report 2024-25 enrollment; Ashland Alternative School is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Boyd County High School88816.148.3%
Paul G. Blazer High School82113.552.4%
Fairview High School25711.987.2%
Ashland Alternative School134.384.6%
Raceland-Worthington Schools Campus A51.955.6%

All public schools in Ashland →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Ashland Alternative School

  1. Paul G. Blazer High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.1 miles away: 821 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  2. Raceland-Worthington Schools Campus AThe next nearest public high school, 2.1 miles away: 5 students (2024-25).2.1 mi
  3. Compare Ashland Alternative School with Paul G. Blazer High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Ashland Independent spends per student$14,691 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,691
  5. The largest public schools in KentuckyAshland Alternative School is the number 319 by size of 349 Kentucky high schools open in 2024-25.#319 of 349
  6. Kentucky schools by students per teacher4.3 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 15.8 for high schools.4.3:1
  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 Ashland Alternative School

  1. How many students attend Ashland Alternative School?
    13 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 8 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Ashland, KY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ashland Alternative School?
    4.3 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 Ashland Alternative School a Title I school?
    Ashland Alternative School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Ashland Alternative School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Ashland Alternative School scored proficient or above: under 50% in math, against 38.4% in math 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Ashland Alternative School in?
    Ashland Independent, NCES district ID 2100150. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210015002487 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, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency 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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