Bluegrass Discovery Academy High
Public high school, grades 6 to 12 · Morehead, Kentucky
Bluegrass Discovery Academy High in Morehead, Kentucky enrolled 31 students in 2024-25 with 4.0 full-time teachers, 7.8 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 107% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 100%
15 students in 2022-23, 13 students in 2023-24, 31 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 2.0 to 4.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 15 | 2.0 | 7.5 |
| 2023-24 | 13 | 2.0 | 6.5 |
| 2024-25 | 31 | 4.0 | 7.8 |
7.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 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.
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 Bluegrass Discovery Academy High enrolled 13 students and reported no counselor; it reported 15 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions15
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
90.3% of students were White, 6.5% Hispanic, 3.2% Black in 2024-25.
- White90.3%
- Hispanic6.5%
- Black3.2%
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, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Bluegrass Discovery Academy High 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.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Kentucky |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | under 50% | 34% (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 Morehead
3 public high schools in Morehead report 2024-25 enrollment; Bluegrass Discovery Academy High is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowan County Senior High School | 904 | 19.7 | 52.3% |
| Bluegrass Discovery Academy High | 31 | 7.8 | 74.2% |
| Morehead Youth Development Center | 15 | 5.0 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bluegrass Discovery Academy High
- Morehead Youth Development CenterThe nearest public high school, 2.2 miles away: 15 students, 5.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Rowan County Senior High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.7 miles away: 904 students, 19.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
- Compare Bluegrass Discovery Academy High with Morehead Youth Development CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Rowan County Schools spends per student$12,419 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,419
- The largest public schools in KentuckyBluegrass Discovery Academy High is the number 280 by size of 349 Kentucky high schools open in 2024-25.#280 of 349
- Kentucky schools by students per teacher7.8 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 15.8 for high schools.7.8:1
- 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 Bluegrass Discovery Academy High
How many students attend Bluegrass Discovery Academy High?
31 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 15 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Morehead, KY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bluegrass Discovery Academy High?
7.8 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.Is Bluegrass Discovery Academy High a Title I school?
Bluegrass Discovery Academy High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Bluegrass Discovery Academy High do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Bluegrass Discovery Academy High 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.What district is Bluegrass Discovery Academy High in?
Rowan County Schools, NCES district ID 2105100. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210510002342 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.