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Boone County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Florence and Union.

Florence’s School Grade A better than 92% of Kentucky school districts

Students
20,514
Schools
27
Spent per student
$13,635
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Debt
$144.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Boone County School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 92% of Kentucky districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 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
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 92% 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 above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
AFlorence 34,018AUnion 7,937

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Florence. Grade by grade →

PK–55 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Boone County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency53%
State average 37.8% · 10,707 students tested
Reading / language arts54%
State average 44.7% · 10,650 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 91.4% · 1,555 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
$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%

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

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 since 2020–21.

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

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

Longbranch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Union
A+
957 students16:1
Ockerman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Florence
C+
777 students14:1
Erpenbeck Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Florence
A+
764 students16:1
New Haven Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Union
A
716 students16:1
Chester Goodridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hebron
A−
711 students15:1
Shirley Mann Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Union
A+
710 students15:1
Burlington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burlington
A−
689 students15:1
Thornwilde Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hebron
A+
661 students16:1
Florence Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Florence
C+
610 students14:1
Steeplechase Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Walton
598 students15:1
Stephens Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burlington
B+
577 students13:1
Hillard Collins Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Florence
C−
571 students12:1
A M Yealey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Florence
A−
534 students13:1
North Pointe Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hebron
A+
429 students12:1
Charles H. Kelly Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Burlington
A
242 students12:1
Gray Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Union
A+
1,006 students17:1
Conner Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hebron
A
865 students17:1
Camp Ernst Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Burlington
B
688 students15:1
Rector A. Jones Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Florence
D
683 students13:1
Ockerman Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Florence
A−
674 students15:1
Ballyshannon Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Union
A
609 students16:1
ACCEL Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Burlington
154 students26:1
RISE Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Florence
D−
70 students6:1
Larry A. Ryle High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Union
A
2,077 students19:1
Randall K. Cooper High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Union
A
1,490 students19:1
Conner High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hebron
A
1,400 students19:1
Boone County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Florence
C
1,252 students15:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Erlanger-Elsmere Independent School DistrictErlanger
$14,990per student
Kenton County School DistrictErlanger
$12,024per student

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.