Daviess County High School

Summary:

Daviess County High School is a public high school located in Owensboro, Kentucky, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,740 students. The school is part of the Daviess County School District, which is ranked 61 out of 159 districts in Kentucky and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Daviess County High School has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 15% of Kentucky high schools for the past 10 years. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school ranked 42nd out of 290 Kentucky high schools and received a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores, such as the ACT and Kentucky State Assessments (KSA), and has an impressive 98.4% four-year graduation rate, significantly higher than the state and district averages. However, the school's performance for Asian, Hispanic, and multi-racial students, as well as students with disabilities and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, is more mixed, with some subgroups ranking in the bottom half of Kentucky high schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Daviess County High School outperforms its closest in-district peer, Apollo High School, in most academic metrics, but lags behind the higher-performing McLean County High School, which is located outside the district. The Owensboro Independent School District, which includes Owensboro High School and Emerson Academy, generally underperforms Daviess County High School across various academic measures.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 4255 New Hartford Road
       Owensboro, KY  42303


(270) 852-7300

District: Daviess County

SchoolDigger Rank:
42nd of 290 Kentucky High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,397 Help


Feeder schools for Daviess County High School:

Elementary:    Country Heights Elementary School
    Deer Park Elementary School
    East View Elementary School
    Highland Elementary School
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Middle:    Daviess County Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.2 Help
Number of students:  1,740

Racial breakdown:

White:
85.6%
Hispanic:
5.6%
Asian:
3.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  42.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Daviess County High School ranks better than 85.5% of high schools in Kentucky. It also ranks first among 4 ranked high schools in the Daviess County School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.5. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Daviess County High 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.
Student Body
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Compare Details Daviess County High School has the largest high school student body size in the Daviess County School District.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Daviess County High School is $13,397, which is the 2nd highest among 4 high schools in the Daviess County School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Daviess County High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Daviess County High School 42nd of 290 Kentucky public high schools. (See Daviess County High School in the ranking list.)

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Daviess County:

SchoolDigger ranks Daviess County 61st of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Daviess County High School

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Rank History for all students at Daviess County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 74.13 40th 217 81.6%
2008 68.10 45th 217 79.3%
2009 63.53 60th 217 72.4%
2010 37.78 154th 223 30.9%
2011 54.51 89th 226 60.6%
2012 62.39 65th 229 71.6%
2013 81.07 29th 291 90.0%
2014 78.70 35th 290 87.9%
2015 80.65 32nd 295 89.2%
2016 79.99 32nd 288 88.9%
2017 79.76 34th 287 88.2%
2018 68.96 71st 271 73.8%
2019 73.25 46th 285 83.9%
2021 64.46 58th 267 78.3%
2022 73.46 40th 271 85.2%
2023 76.18 37th 276 86.6%
2024 76.50 42nd 290 85.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Daviess County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.48 6th 42 85.7%
2022 50.57 31st 77 59.7%
2023 50.48 37th 76 51.3%
2024 35.15 61st 87 29.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Daviess County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 68.90 47th 226 79.2%
2023 34.54 102nd 162 37.0%
2024 32.84 114th 168 32.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Daviess County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.71 149th 232 35.8%
2019 60.57 95th 254 62.6%
2021 59.78 60th 234 74.4%
2022 71.07 38th 266 85.7%
2023 76.27 32nd 272 88.2%
2024 68.28 60th 274 78.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Daviess County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.89 85th 234 63.7%
2019 70.94 48th 249 80.7%
2021 62.04 63rd 236 73.3%
2022 69.59 50th 252 80.2%
2023 71.82 46th 253 81.8%
2024 75.15 41st 261 84.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Daviess County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.60 121st 166 27.1%
2019 38.73 99th 166 40.4%
2021 71.31 25th 154 83.8%
2022 39.27 97th 153 36.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Daviess County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.15 71st 115 38.3%
2019 57.90 47th 102 53.9%
2022 80.72 5th 38 86.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Daviess County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.68 75th 237 68.4%
2019 67.20 64th 251 74.5%
2021 59.54 61st 238 74.4%
2022 76.92 30th 257 88.3%
2023 76.50 27th 259 89.6%
2024 65.61 72nd 262 72.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Daviess County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.55 16th 25 36.0%
2021 34.16 15th 23 34.8%
2022 30.12 19th 28 32.1%
2023 49.11 13th 26 50.0%
2024 29.80 18th 27 33.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Daviess County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 68.18 24th 88 72.7%
2021 78.96 12th 92 87.0%
2022 68.20 25th 114 78.1%
2023 41.66 64th 116 44.8%
2024 49.52 56th 124 54.8%
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Rank History for White students at Daviess County High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.27 91st 198 54.0%
2019 63.93 65th 219 70.3%
2021 55.74 66th 203 67.5%
2022 69.50 47th 260 81.9%
2023 72.37 44th 264 83.3%
2024 72.37 50th 273 81.7%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Daviess County High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1508 11 5 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1525
1989 1421 8 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1434
1990 1360 12 6 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1380
1991 1356 8 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1367
1992 1402 11 4 1 2 n/a n/a 0 1420
1993 1464 11 5 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1480
1994 1526 15 3 3 2 n/a n/a 0 1549
1995 1659 17 7 2 1 n/a n/a 0 1686
1996 1659 17 7 2 1 n/a n/a 0 1686
1997 1683 13 9 2 6 n/a n/a 0 1713
1998 1648 10 0 2 6 n/a n/a 19 1685
1999 1663 12 0 2 4 n/a n/a 15 1696
2000 1597 9 0 2 1 n/a n/a 28 1637
2001 1565 7 14 3 0 n/a n/a 1 1590
2002 1609 10 15 4 3 n/a n/a 0 1641
2003 1609 10 15 4 3 n/a n/a 0 1641
2004 1612 12 14 6 4 n/a n/a 0 1648
2005 1676 16 20 5 3 n/a n/a 0 1720
2006 1686 12 17 11 2 n/a n/a 0 1728
2007 1700 14 16 11 1 n/a n/a 5 1747
2008 1689 25 20 11 0 n/a n/a 8 1753
2009 1604 25 18 20 1 n/a n/a 8 1676
2010 1568 18 21 25 1 n/a n/a 15 1648
2011 1524 21 14 21 1 0 18 0 1599
2012 1501 22 13 23 0 0 19 0 1578
2013 1469 27 17 20 0 0 22 0 1555
2014 1521 32 26 29 0 0 31 0 1639
2015 1544 23 30 32 0 0 29 0 1658
2016 1576 27 32 38 0 0 32 0 1705
2017 1580 27 35 40 1 1 30 0 1714
2018 1531 29 29 42 2 1 32 0 1666
2019 1577 33 41 48 1 1 39 0 1740
2020 1584 31 43 70 0 0 37 0 1765
2021 1551 31 57 81 2 0 50 0 1772
2022 1503 38 67 85 2 1 48 0 1744
2023 1490 33 63 98 4 0 52 0 1740

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 Daviess County High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1525 73.4 20.7 n/a
1989 1434 74.5 19.2 n/a
1990 1380 73.9 18.6 n/a
1991 1367 74.5 18.3 n/a
1992 1420 76.6 18.5 n/a
1993 1480 79.8 18.5 n/a
1994 1549 81.4 19.0 n/a
1995 1686 88.9 19.0 n/a
1996 1686 88.9 19.0 n/a
1997 1713 92.0 18.6 10.1
1998 1685 101.3 16.6 12.1
1999 1696 101.7 16.7 17.1
2000 1637 102.7 15.9 18
2001 1590 100.8 15.8 22
2002 1641 93.7 17.5 42.1
2003 1641 93.7 17.5 42.1
2004 1648 94.2 17.5 n/a
2005 1720 95.0 18.1 n/a
2006 1728 97.0 17.8 25.1
2007 1747 99.0 17.6 25.2
2008 1753 97.2 18.0 28.1
2009 1676 94.2 17.8 29
2010 1648 79.2 20.8 33.3
2011 1599 92.2 17.3 33.8
2012 1578 91.4 17.2 32.6
2013 1555 89.2 17.4 36.3
2014 1639 90.6 18.0 37.2
2015 1658 92.0 18.0 34.9
2016 1705 92.0 18.5 37.1
2017 1714 93.0 18.4 35.5
2018 1666 92.0 18.1 37.8
2019 1740 92.5 18.8 40.9
2020 1765 92.5 19.0 41.8
2021 1772 88.5 20.0 41.1
2022 1744 92.5 18.8 40.9
2023 1740 90.5 19.2 42.4

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 Daviess County High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1525 73.4 20.7 n/a
1989 1434 74.5 19.2 n/a
1990 1380 73.9 18.6 n/a
1991 1367 74.5 18.3 n/a
1992 1420 76.6 18.5 n/a
1993 1480 79.8 18.5 n/a
1994 1549 81.4 19.0 n/a
1995 1686 88.9 19.0 n/a
1996 1686 88.9 19.0 n/a
1997 1713 92.0 18.6 10.1
1998 1685 101.3 16.6 12.1
1999 1696 101.7 16.7 17.1
2000 1637 102.7 15.9 18
2001 1590 100.8 15.8 22
2002 1641 93.7 17.5 42.1
2003 1641 93.7 17.5 42.1
2004 1648 94.2 17.5 n/a
2005 1720 95.0 18.1 n/a
2006 1728 97.0 17.8 25.1
2007 1747 99.0 17.6 25.2
2008 1753 97.2 18.0 28.1
2009 1676 94.2 17.8 29
2010 1648 79.2 20.8 33.3
2011 1599 92.2 17.3 33.8
2012 1578 91.4 17.2 32.6
2013 1555 89.2 17.4 36.3
2014 1639 90.6 18.0 37.2
2015 1658 92.0 18.0 34.9
2016 1705 92.0 18.5 37.1
2017 1714 93.0 18.4 35.5
2018 1666 92.0 18.1 37.8
2019 1740 92.5 18.8 40.9
2020 1765 92.5 19.0 41.8
2021 1772 88.5 20.0 41.1
2022 1744 92.5 18.8 40.9
2023 1740 90.5 19.2 42.4

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 Daviess County High 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 $364 (3.2%) $51 (0.4%) $414 (3.6%) $8,809 (76.4%) $1,517 (13.1%) $10,544 (91.4%) $11,537
2019 $346 (2.6%) $62 (0.5%) $408 (3.1%) $8,281 (62.5%) $1,715 (12.9%) $9,996 (75.5%) $13,248
2020 $332 (2.5%) $108 (0.8%) $440 (3.3%) $8,399 (63.8%) $1,593 (12.1%) $9,993 (75.9%) $13,163
2021 $343 (3.0%) $553 (4.8%) $897 (7.8%) $8,278 (72.4%) $1,277 (11.2%) $9,554 (83.6%) $11,427
2022 $759 (5.7%) $521 (3.9%) $1,280 (9.6%) $8,730 (65.2%) $2,318 (17.3%) $11,048 (82.5%) $13,397

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Daviess County High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 46th of 285 High schoolsRanks 37th of 276 High schools
 2.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English (Daviess County High School)58.654
 4.6%
   11th Grade English (Daviess County)51.750
 1.7%
   11th Grade English (Kentucky)49.147
 2.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (Daviess County High School)4434
 10%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Daviess County)39.729
 10.7%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Kentucky)36.433
 3.4%
11th Grade Reading (Daviess County High School)52.248
 4.2%
   11th Grade Reading (Daviess County)47.442
 5.4%
   11th Grade Reading (Kentucky)4644
 2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students17401740
African American3333
American Indian14
 300%
Asian4163
 53.7%
Hispanic4898
 104.2%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White15771490
 5.5%
Two or More Races3952
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients40.9%42.4%
 1.6%


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Daviess County High School ranks 42nd of 290 Kentucky high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Daviess County High School are 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,740 students attended Daviess County High School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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