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Boone County School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns
Serves Florence and Union.
Students
20,514
Schools
28
Spent per student
$13,635
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Debt
$144.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Boone County School District
- School Grade A: better than 88% of Kentucky districts
- Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
- Spends 8% less per student than the KY average
- 16 students per teacher
- Debt of $144.5M, about $7,042 per student
Test scores vs. KY
2020–21Math proficiency43%
State average 29.6%
Reading / language arts49%
State average 41.3%
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 91.8%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,635 per student · 8% below KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 37%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 56%State 36%Federal 8%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
20,280’20
20,201’21
20,200’22
20,356’23
20,514’24
About steady.
Students
White 70%Hispanic 13%Black 8%Two or more races 5%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
28 public schools.
Longbranch Elementary School
A+957 students17:1
Ockerman Elementary School
C+777 students14:1
Erpenbeck Elementary School
A+764 students16:1
New Haven Elementary School
A716 students16:1
Chester Goodridge Elementary School
A−711 students15:1
Shirley Mann Elementary School
A+710 students15:1
Burlington Elementary School
A689 students15:1
Thornwilde Elementary School
A+661 students16:1
Florence Elementary School
C+610 students14:1
Steeplechase Elementary School
598 students15:1
Stephens Elementary School
B+577 students13:1
Hillard Collins Elementary School
C−571 students12:1
A M Yealey Elementary School
A−534 students13:1
North Pointe Elementary School
A+429 students12:1
Charles H. Kelly Elementary School
A242 students12:1
Gray Middle School
A+1,006 students17:1
Conner Middle School
A865 students17:1
Camp Ernst Middle School
B688 students15:1
Rector A. Jones Middle School
C−683 students13:1
Ockerman Middle School
A−674 students15:1
Ballyshannon Middle School
A609 students16:1
Larry A. Ryle High School
A2,077 students19:1
Randall K. Cooper High School
A1,490 students19:1
Conner High School
A1,400 students19:1
Boone County High School
C1,252 students15:1
ACCEL Academy
154 students26:1
RISE Academy
D70 students6:1
Ignite Institute
0 students
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.