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The Academy @ Shawnee School

Serves grades 6 - 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
4001 Herman Street
Louisville, KY 40212
Phone
(502) 485-8326
District
Jefferson County
County
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
532
Classroom Teachers
40

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kentucky

1

(10 is best)

Better than 1.2% of all KY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

The Academy @ Shawnee School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
12%
40%
17%
43%
6%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

50 40 30 20 10 0
10%
40%
14%
45%
6%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
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 6 36 6.8%
Grade 7 38 7.1%
Grade 8 33 6.2%
Grade 9 143 26.9%
Grade 10 126 23.7%
Grade 11 82 15.4%
Grade 12 68 12.8%
Total 532 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 27.7% 39.1% 76.7%
Black 67.0% 39.5% 11.5%
Hispanic 4.9% 15.9% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 5.2% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 82.9% 59.5% 57.3%
Free lunch eligible 79.9% 56.4% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.0% 3.1% 3.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 776,720 4,512,310
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,055.7 113
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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