Burgin Independent School

Summary:

Burgin Independent School is an alternative public school serving grades PK-12 in Burgin, Kentucky, with a total enrollment of 495 students. Despite serving a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students, the school boasts a 100% four-year graduation rate, significantly higher than the state average.

Burgin Independent School outperforms the state average in several academic areas, including ACT English, KSA Mathematics for 3rd grade, KSA Reading for 3rd, 6th, and 8th grades, KSA Writing for 11th grade, and KSA Social Studies for 11th and 8th grades. The school also spends more per student ($13,367 in 2018-2019) and has a lower student-teacher ratio (13:1 in 2022-2023) compared to the state average, which may contribute to its academic success. In contrast, nearby Kentucky School for the Deaf has a lower graduation rate and serves a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students, while Sunrise Academy is smaller in size and has a lower student-teacher ratio.

Overall, Burgin Independent School appears to be a high-performing alternative school that is effectively supporting its students, despite serving a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students. The school's academic achievements, resource allocation, and staffing levels suggest that it is providing a quality education and overcoming socioeconomic challenges.


Detail:

Public, Alternative PK, KG-12

 440 E Main St
       Burgin, KY  40310


(859) 748-5282

District: Burgin Independent

SchoolDigger Rank:
233rd of 685 Kentucky Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,589 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  13.0 Help
Number of students:  495

Racial breakdown:

White:
89.3%
Two or more races:
6.5%
Hispanic:
2.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  51.3% Help


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Compare Details Burgin Independent School ranks better than 66% of elementary schools in Kentucky. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 61.87. (See more...)
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Compare Details Burgin Independent School ranks better than 82.4% of middle schools in Kentucky. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 74.09. (See more...)
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Compare Details Burgin Independent School ranks better than 84.1% of high schools in Kentucky. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 75.74. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Burgin Independent School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Burgin Independent School is $15,589.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Burgin Independent School:

SchoolDigger ranks Burgin Independent School 233rd of 685 Kentucky public elementary schools. (See Burgin Independent School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Burgin Independent School 57th of 324 Kentucky public middle schools. (See Burgin Independent School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Burgin Independent School 46th of 290 Kentucky public high schools. (See Burgin Independent School in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Burgin Independent School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Burgin Independent School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 46.09 401st 694 42.2%
2018 61.42 244th 691 64.7%
2019 74.91 124th 700 82.3%
2021 66.29 124th 517 76.0%
2022 51.01 310th 684 54.7%
2023 66.83 186th 687 72.9%
2024 61.87 233rd 685 66.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Burgin Independent School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 80.17 80th 661 87.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Burgin Independent School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.55 205th 631 67.5%
2019 61.73 216th 664 67.5%
2022 49.74 299th 667 55.2%
2023 67.66 137th 670 79.6%
2024 58.60 230th 665 65.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Burgin Independent School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.76 252nd 663 62.0%
2019 73.04 125th 671 81.4%
2021 44.38 189th 312 39.4%
2022 41.34 378th 641 41.0%
2023 73.84 112th 639 82.5%
2024 60.50 232nd 644 64.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Burgin Independent School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.67 264th 665 60.3%
2019 68.81 173rd 676 74.4%
2021 52.92 150th 325 53.8%
2022 67.32 151st 657 77.0%
2023 63.45 192nd 652 70.6%
2024 57.28 246th 652 62.3%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Burgin Independent School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.28 178th 593 70.0%
2019 86.67 38th 592 93.6%
2021 55.38 134th 337 60.2%
2022 44.36 351st 656 46.5%
2023 56.74 255th 658 61.2%
2024 47.47 330th 659 49.9%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Burgin Independent School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 67.21 87th 330 73.6%
2018 73.77 59th 322 81.7%
2019 75.52 53rd 335 84.2%
2021 64.90 61st 282 78.4%
2022 65.54 83rd 320 74.1%
2023 66.53 81st 327 75.2%
2024 74.09 57th 324 82.4%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Burgin Independent School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.39 126th 285 55.8%
2019 66.59 65th 303 78.5%
2022 70.47 55th 310 82.3%
2023 75.94 47th 309 84.8%
2024 75.12 45th 311 85.5%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Burgin Independent School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.96 47th 290 83.8%
2019 74.80 46th 299 84.6%
2021 50.29 94th 233 59.7%
2022 66.74 67th 299 77.6%
2023 61.74 93rd 295 68.5%
2024 72.05 53rd 300 82.3%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Burgin Independent School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.90 83rd 293 71.7%
2019 71.01 60th 303 80.2%
2021 62.75 54th 222 75.7%
2022 55.47 106th 304 65.1%
2023 67.33 70th 307 77.2%
2024 73.03 60th 304 80.3%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Burgin Independent School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.03 68th 253 73.1%
2019 82.66 25th 266 90.6%
2022 65.47 80th 314 74.5%
2023 62.13 96th 320 70.0%
2024 66.79 82nd 316 74.1%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Burgin Independent School

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Rank History for all high school students at Burgin Independent School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 49.09 176th 287 38.7%
2018 48.37 133rd 271 50.9%
2019 51.89 125th 285 56.1%
2021 70.83 39th 267 85.4%
2022 66.18 64th 271 76.4%
2023 75.30 41st 276 85.1%
2024 75.74 46th 290 84.1%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Burgin Independent School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 59.86 86th 226 61.9%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Burgin Independent School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.67 89th 232 61.6%
2019 54.07 118th 254 53.5%
2021 77.16 21st 234 91.0%
2022 56.25 97th 266 63.5%
2023 76.31 31st 272 88.6%
2024 64.47 72nd 274 73.7%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Burgin Independent School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.47 130th 234 44.4%
2019 60.07 92nd 249 63.1%
2021 81.31 20th 236 91.5%
2022 63.71 73rd 252 71.0%
2023 72.46 42nd 253 83.4%
2024 66.64 73rd 261 72.0%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Burgin Independent School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.31 113th 237 52.3%
2019 54.50 112th 251 55.4%
2021 91.59 11th 238 95.4%
2022 62.84 69th 257 73.2%
2023 22.13 205th 259 20.8%
2024 73.62 46th 262 82.4%
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Rank History for high school White students at Burgin Independent School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.31 45th 198 77.3%
2022 67.79 54th 260 79.2%
2023 73.13 42nd 264 84.1%
2024 78.17 37th 273 86.4%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Burgin Independent School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2015 466 3 1 9 3 0 16 0 498
2016 492 5 1 7 0 0 18 0 523
2017 479 2 3 7 3 0 22 0 516
2018 486 0 4 10 1 0 19 0 520
2019 472 1 4 12 1 0 20 0 510
2020 468 4 3 11 1 0 24 0 511
2021 466 5 5 10 1 0 31 0 518
2022 457 5 3 8 1 0 29 0 503
2023 442 6 2 12 1 0 32 0 495

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Burgin Independent School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2015 498 36.0 13.8 51
2016 523 34.0 15.3 48.9
2017 516 34.4 15.0 49.2
2018 520 35.7 14.5 48.5
2019 510 36.0 14.1 35.1
2020 511 38.0 13.4 47
2021 518 36.0 14.3 46.7
2022 503 38.0 13.2 44.7
2023 495 38.0 13.0 51.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Burgin Independent School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2015 498 36.0 13.8 51
2016 523 34.0 15.3 48.9
2017 516 34.4 15.0 49.2
2018 520 35.7 14.5 48.5
2019 510 36.0 14.1 35.1
2020 511 38.0 13.4 47
2021 518 36.0 14.3 46.7
2022 503 38.0 13.2 44.7
2023 495 38.0 13.0 51.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Burgin Independent School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018 $699 (5.7%) $223 (1.8%) $922 (7.5%) $8,469 (69.1%) $1,980 (16.1%) $10,449 (85.2%) $12,263
2019 $699 (5.2%) $197 (1.5%) $895 (6.7%) $9,137 (68.4%) $1,840 (13.8%) $10,977 (82.1%) $13,367
2020 $592 (3.6%) $250 (1.5%) $841 (5.2%) $9,516 (58.4%) $1,804 (11.1%) $11,326 (69.5%) $16,294
2021 $916 (4.8%) $631 (3.3%) $773 (4.0%) $9,998 (51.9%) $3,771 (19.6%) $23,528 (122.1%) $19,271
2022 $1,466 (9.4%) $441 (2.8%) $1,907 (12.2%) $9,658 (62.0%) $2,271 (14.6%) $11,928 (76.5%) $15,589

Data source: Kentucky Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Burgin Independent School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 124th of 700 Elementary schoolsRanks 186th of 687 Elementary schools
 9.4%
Ranks 53rd of 335 Middle schoolsRanks 81st of 327 Middle schools
 8.9%
Ranks 125th of 285 High schoolsRanks 41st of 276 High schools
 29%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English (Burgin Independent School)42.373
 30.7%
   11th Grade English (Burgin Independent)42.373
 30.7%
   11th Grade English (Kentucky)49.147
 2.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (Burgin Independent School)30.823
 7.8%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Burgin Independent)30.823
 7.8%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Kentucky)36.433
 3.4%
11th Grade Reading (Burgin Independent School)42.364
 21.7%
   11th Grade Reading (Burgin Independent)42.364
 21.7%
   11th Grade Reading (Kentucky)4644
 2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students510495
 2.9%
African American16
 500%
American Indian11
Asian42
 50%
Hispanic1212
Pacific Islander00
White472442
 6.4%
Two or More Races2032
 60%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients35.1%51.3%
 16.2%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 495 students attended Burgin Independent School.

Students at Burgin Independent School are 89% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Burgin Independent School ranks 233rd of 685 Kentucky alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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