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Boyle County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Danville, Junction City and Perryville.

Danville’s School Grade B+ better than 69% of Kentucky school districts

Students
2,951
Schools
5
Spent per student
$12,938
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Debt
$42.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Boyle County School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 94% of Kentucky districts
  • Math proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Spends 12% less per student than the KY average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $42.1M, about $14,274 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 94% of the 172 Kentucky school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A+
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Danville 17,736AJunction City 2,346Perryville 806

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Danville. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency59%
State average 37.8% · 1,427 students tested
Reading / language arts61%
State average 44.7% · 1,427 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 91.4% · 200 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,938 per student · 12% below KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 35%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 56%Federal 10%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,671’20
2,789’21
2,937’22
2,932’23
2,951’24

Up 10.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 87%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 4%Black 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools.

Woodlawn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Danville
A
657 students15:1
Junction City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Junction City
A−
457 students15:1
Perryville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Perryville
A
313 students15:1
Boyle County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Danville
A
655 students16:1
Boyle County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Danville
A
869 students17:1

Left off: 2 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Kentucky.