Ashland Head Start

Public school, pre-kindergarten · Ashland, Kentucky

Ashland Head Start in Ashland, Kentucky enrolled 191 students in 2024-25 with 11.0 full-time teachers, 17.4 students per teacher against the Kentucky median of 15.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

Enrollment rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

189 students in 2022-23, 204 students in 2023-24, 191 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 11.0 to 11.0.

Students enrolled at Ashland Head Start by school year2022-23: 189, 2023-24: 204, 2024-25: 19101002003002022-231892023-242042024-25191
Students enrolled at Ashland Head Start by school year2022-23: 189, 2023-24: 204, 2024-25: 19101002003002022-231892023-242042024-25191
Students enrolled at Ashland Head Start by school year2022-23: 189, 2023-24: 204, 2024-25: 19101002003002022-231892023-242042024-25191
Students enrolled at Ashland Head Start by school year2022-23: 189, 2023-24: 204, 2024-25: 19101002003002022-231892023-242042024-25191
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2318911.017.2
2023-2420412.017.0
2024-2519111.017.4

17.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 62 of every 100 Kentucky schools of this kind

Among the 90 Kentucky schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.4; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Kentucky other schools, 2024-2590 values from 3.0 to 90.0; Ashland Head Start 17.4; state median 15.4.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherAshland Head Start 17.4state median 15.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Kentucky other schools, 2024-2590 values from 3.0 to 90.0; Ashland Head Start 17.4; state median 15.4.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherAshland Head Start 17.4state median 15.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Kentucky other schools, 2024-2590 values from 3.0 to 90.0; Ashland Head Start 17.4; state median 15.4.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherAshland Head Start 17.4state median 15.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Kentucky other schools, 2024-2590 values from 3.0 to 90.0; Ashland Head Start 17.4; state median 15.4.1 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherAshland Head Start 17.4state median 15.4U.S. 13.8

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ashland Head Start reported; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

84.3% of students were White, 7.9% of two or more races, 4.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White84.3%
  2. Two or more races7.9%
  3. Hispanic4.2%
  4. Black2.6%
  5. Asian1.0%

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.

Schools of this kind in Ashland

3 public schools of this kind in Ashland report 2024-25 enrollment; Ashland Head Start is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Boyd Co Early Childhood Academy23013.568.3%
Ashland Head Start19117.478.5%
Raceland-Worthington Schools Campus B246.912.5%

All public schools in Ashland →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Ashland Head Start

  1. Raceland-Worthington Schools Campus BThe nearest public school of this kind, 0.7 miles away: 24 students, 6.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Boyd Co Early Childhood AcademyThe next nearest public school of this kind, 7.5 miles away: 230 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).7.5 mi
  3. Compare Ashland Head Start with Raceland-Worthington Schools Campus BStudents, 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 Head Start is the number 28 by size of 98 Kentucky schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#28 of 98
  6. Kentucky schools by students per teacher17.4 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 15.4 for schools of this kind.17.4:1
  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 Head Start

  1. How many students attend Ashland Head Start?
    191 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 189 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Ashland, KY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ashland Head Start?
    17.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kentucky median for schools of this kind is 15.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Ashland Head Start a Title I school?
    Ashland Head Start was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Ashland Head Start in?
    Ashland Independent, NCES district ID 2100150. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210015002023 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
  • 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