Pleasure Ridge Park High vs The Academy @ Shawnee

How do these schools compare?

Metric Pleasure Ridge Park High The Academy @ Shawnee
Location Louisville, KY Louisville, KY
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high other
Enrollment 1,777 1,051
Student:Teacher Ratio 17.4:1 13.3:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 58.7% 79.9%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Pleasure Ridge Park High The Academy @ Shawnee
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $19,590 $19,590
District Jefferson County Jefferson County

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Pleasure Ridge Park High The Academy @ Shawnee
White 37.9% 13.0%
African American 38.9% 78.1%
Hispanic or Latino 16.2% 3.3%
Asian 0.5% 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.4%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.0%
Multiracial 6.2% 4.7%

Academic Resources & Climate

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

Metric Pleasure Ridge Park High The Academy @ Shawnee
AP Courses Offered 7
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 444.3:1 262.8:1
Chronic Absenteeism 43.7% 25.4%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 300 67
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.