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Western High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2501 Rockford Lane
Louisville, KY 40216
Phone
(502) 485-8344
District
Jefferson County
County
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
869
Classroom Teachers
51

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kentucky

2

(10 is best)

Better than 16.5% of all KY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Western High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
42%
30%
46%
No Data
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
16
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 258 29.7%
Grade 10 299 34.4%
Grade 11 167 19.2%
Grade 12 144 16.6%
Total 869 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 17.6% 39.1% 76.7%
Black 70.6% 39.5% 11.5%
Hispanic 10.9% 15.9% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 5.2% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 77.0% 59.5% 57.3%
Free lunch eligible 74.3% 56.4% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.6% 3.1% 3.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 776,720 4,512,310
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,055.7 114
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.2% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.8% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.2% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 16.7% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 326,371 1,769,102
Single Parent Households With Children 9.4% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.3% 88.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 36.0% 26.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.4% 12.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.8% 15.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.1% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.6% 17.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.4% 16.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.9% 13.6%
$15,000 or less 9.6% 11.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,429 $802,686,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $910 $86,632,000 5.4%
Staff $1,441 $137,227,000 8.6%
General Administration $77 $7,335,000 0.5%
School Administration $1,226 $116,708,000 7.3%
Operation $1,134 $107,993,000 6.7%
Transportation $673 $64,059,000 4.0%
Other $525 $49,976,000 3.1%
Total Support $5,985 $569,930,000 35.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,422 $230,676,000 14.4%
Total Expenditures $16,836 $1,603,292,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,206 $4,756,220,000 51.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $653 $431,000,000 4.7%
Staff $636 $419,649,000 4.6%
General Administration $271 $178,736,000 1.9%
School Administration $732 $482,815,000 5.3%
Operation $986 $650,768,000 7.1%
Transportation $576 $380,254,000 4.1%
Other $356 $235,292,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,210 $2,778,514,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,506 $1,654,224,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,922 $9,188,958,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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