Other / mixed grade configuration · Danville, KY

Kentucky School for the Deaf

Federal NCES profile for Kentucky School for the Deaf, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 60/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 210009501715
0/100100/10060/100
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
93
📋 Attendance
17
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Kentucky School for the Deaf earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#2 of 5
schools in Danville · Resource Index
60
Resource Index · Higher
70.1%
free-lunch eligible
72
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Kentucky School for the Deaf ranks #2 of 5 schools in Danville, KY.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+10 students YoY

Kentucky School for the Deaf grew from 67 students in 2022-23 to 77 in 2023-24 (+14.9%).

Teacher FTE held 0.0 → 0.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+10 students YoY 210009501715 · Danville, KY Other · SMALL · TRAD

72 enr · 70.1% lunch · RII 60

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Kentucky School for the Deaf grew from 67 students in 2022-23 to 77 in 2023-24 (+14.9%). Teacher FTE held 0.0 → 0.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Kentucky schools → · Find another →

How Kentucky School for the Deaf compares

Kentucky School for the Deaf is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Kentucky and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Kentucky Kentucky avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 70.1% ▲ 18% 59.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 72 top 88% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

72
Bigger than 7% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
70.1%
free-lunch eligible - 18% above the Kentucky average of 59.2%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Engagement
33.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 36 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 75.0%
Hispanic or Latino 13.9%
African American 8.3%
Asian 1.4%
Two or More 1.4%

Largest group: White at 75.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 41.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 41.1, Kentucky School for the Deaf is more mixed than the Kentucky school average of 34.5.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Similar other schools in Danville

4 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Kentucky School for the Deaf

How many students attend Kentucky School for the Deaf?

Kentucky School for the Deaf has 72 students enrolled. It is a special-education school in Danville, KY. CCD year-over-year: 67 (2022-23) → 77 (2023-24), up 10.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Kentucky School for the Deaf?

70.1% of students at Kentucky School for the Deaf are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Kentucky average of 59.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Kentucky School for the Deaf?

The largest demographic group at Kentucky School for the Deaf is White at 75.0% of enrollment, in Danville, KY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Kentucky School for the Deaf?

Kentucky School for the Deaf has a Resource Investment Index of 60/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Kentucky School for the Deaf rank among schools in Danville?

By Resource Investment Index, Kentucky School for the Deaf ranks #2 of 5 schools in Danville, KY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Danville on the city page.

What other schools are in Kentucky School for the Deaf District?

None reported; Kentucky School for the Deaf District operates only Kentucky School for the Deaf as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.