Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School

Summary:

Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, part of the Dawson Springs Independent School District. With 267 students and a student-teacher ratio of 12-13, the school has consistently been ranked among the top high schools in Kentucky, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in several recent school years.

Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently outpacing state and district averages on assessments like the ACT, Kentucky State Assessments (KSA), and other standardized tests. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school had significantly higher proficiency rates than the state in subjects like ACT English (58% vs 44%), ACT Mathematics (45% vs 30%), KSA Mathematics for 10th grade (74% vs 36%), and KSA Writing for 11th grade (64% vs 43%). The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking among the top Kentucky high schools for female students (32nd), male students (6th), white students (36th), special education students (11th), and low socioeconomic status students (9th).

Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School's strong performance is further highlighted when compared to nearby schools, such as Madisonville North Hopkins High School, Hopkins County Day Treatment, Hopkins County Central High School, and Caldwell County High School. With a four-year graduation rate of 97.1% in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly above the state average, and relatively high spending per student at around $12,800, Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School's exceptional performance is a testament to its commitment to providing a high-quality education for all its students.


Detail:

Public 6-12

 317 Eli St
       Dawson Springs, KY  42408


(270) 797-2957

District: Dawson Springs Independent

SchoolDigger Rank:
13th of 290 Kentucky High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,837 Help


Feeder schools for Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School:

Elementary:    Dawson Springs Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  12.8 Help
Number of students:  267

Racial breakdown:

White:
94.4%
Hispanic:
2.6%
Two or more races:
2.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  63.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School ranks worse than 65.4% of middle schools in Kentucky. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.5. (See more...)
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Compare Details Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School ranks better than 95.5% of high schools in Kentucky. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.47. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School is $15,837.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School 212th of 324 Kentucky public middle schools. (See Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School 13th of 290 Kentucky public high schools. (See Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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Dawson Springs Independent:

SchoolDigger ranks Dawson Springs Independent 71st of 159 Kentucky school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 63.82 104th 299 65.2%
2011 70.77 80th 304 73.7%
2012 74.51 53rd 319 83.4%
2013 54.52 140th 335 58.2%
2014 35.50 245th 335 26.9%
2015 45.14 190th 337 43.6%
2016 59.19 127th 331 61.6%
2017 44.08 195th 330 40.9%
2018 34.59 238th 322 26.1%
2019 28.84 264th 335 21.2%
2022 38.57 198th 320 38.1%
2023 38.89 195th 327 40.4%
2024 35.50 212th 324 34.6%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.49 191st 285 33.0%
2019 38.93 200th 303 34.0%
2022 37.62 193rd 310 37.7%
2023 55.58 121st 309 60.8%
2024 61.74 92nd 311 70.4%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.50 226th 290 22.1%
2019 32.30 229th 299 23.4%
2022 26.04 240th 299 19.7%
2023 46.74 148th 295 49.8%
2024 46.20 156th 300 48.0%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.92 234th 293 20.1%
2019 25.08 254th 303 16.2%
2022 62.12 86th 304 71.7%
2023 28.04 230th 307 25.1%
2024 37.22 187th 304 38.5%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 29.64 230th 314 26.8%
2023 32.72 219th 320 31.6%
2024 30.30 229th 316 27.5%
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Data source: test scores: Kentucky Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2010 51.09 100th 223 55.2%
2011 54.33 91st 226 59.7%
2012 45.50 118th 229 48.5%
2013 61.02 99th 291 66.0%
2014 67.53 73rd 290 74.8%
2015 76.48 51st 295 82.7%
2016 76.59 43rd 288 85.1%
2017 81.71 27th 287 90.6%
2018 78.15 42nd 271 84.5%
2019 86.31 20th 285 93.0%
2021 68.11 50th 267 81.3%
2022 87.15 15th 271 94.5%
2023 74.40 42nd 276 84.8%
2024 88.47 13th 290 95.5%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 89.66 11th 226 95.1%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.74 8th 232 96.6%
2019 91.52 7th 254 97.2%
2021 40.73 139th 234 40.6%
2022 94.31 4th 266 98.5%
2023 82.52 19th 272 93.0%
2024 90.83 9th 274 96.7%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.26 24th 234 89.7%
2019 70.99 47th 249 81.1%
2021 48.75 104th 236 55.9%
2022 88.57 13th 252 94.8%
2023 82.82 20th 253 92.1%
2024 78.61 32nd 261 87.7%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.27 47th 237 80.2%
2019 96.71 2nd 251 99.2%
2021 67.88 40th 238 83.2%
2022 78.95 25th 257 90.3%
2023 67.59 54th 259 79.2%
2024 93.69 6th 262 97.7%
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Rank History for high school White students at Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools KY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 91.47 8th 219 96.3%
2021 52.27 73rd 203 64.0%
2022 84.02 23rd 260 91.2%
2023 64.13 68th 264 74.2%
2024 78.72 36th 273 86.8%
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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.

Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School Test Scores
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Data source: Kentucky Department of Education

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Thursday, October 6, 2016

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Enrollment information for Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2008 312 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a 5 318
2009 289 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a 10 300
2010 287 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a 9 298
2011 300 0 1 3 0 0 10 0 314
2012 308 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 317
2013 286 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 298
2014 269 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 279
2015 293 1 1 4 0 0 5 0 304
2016 296 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 303
2017 296 1 1 3 0 0 5 0 306
2018 301 0 1 2 0 2 5 0 311
2019 264 0 0 7 0 3 5 0 279
2020 258 1 0 4 0 0 5 0 268
2021 253 2 0 5 0 0 5 0 265
2022 232 2 0 6 0 0 7 0 247
2023 252 1 1 7 0 0 6 0 267

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 Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2008 318 20.8 15.3 53.4
2009 300 21.9 13.7 43.1
2010 298 16.1 18.5 63.7
2011 314 21.2 14.8 58
2012 317 21.4 14.7 56.5
2013 298 21.2 14.0 62.4
2014 279 20.6 13.5 60.2
2015 304 21.0 14.4 58.2
2016 303 21.0 14.4 62.7
2017 306 20.6 14.7 59.2
2018 311 20.3 15.2 64.6
2019 279 21.0 13.2 69.5
2020 268 20.8 12.8 63.4
2021 265 20.6 12.8 60
2022 247 19.6 12.5 64.4
2023 267 20.7 12.8 63.7

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 Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2008 318 20.8 15.3 53.4
2009 300 21.9 13.7 43.1
2010 298 16.1 18.5 63.7
2011 314 21.2 14.8 58
2012 317 21.4 14.7 56.5
2013 298 21.2 14.0 62.4
2014 279 20.6 13.5 60.2
2015 304 21.0 14.4 58.2
2016 303 21.0 14.4 62.7
2017 306 20.6 14.7 59.2
2018 311 20.3 15.2 64.6
2019 279 21.0 13.2 69.5
2020 268 20.8 12.8 63.4
2021 265 20.6 12.8 60
2022 247 19.6 12.5 64.4
2023 267 20.7 12.8 63.7

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 Dawson Springs Junior/Senior 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 $365 (3.1%) $208 (1.8%) $572 (4.9%) $8,711 (74.0%) $1,573 (13.4%) $10,284 (87.4%) $11,771
2019 $392 (3.1%) $205 (1.6%) $596 (4.6%) $9,555 (74.4%) $1,729 (13.5%) $11,284 (87.9%) $12,837
2020 $334 (2.7%) $199 (1.6%) $533 (4.2%) $9,647 (76.6%) $1,676 (13.3%) $11,322 (89.9%) $12,597
2021 $651 (4.7%) $430 (3.1%) $875 (6.4%) $13,017 (94.7%) $1,857 (13.5%) $12,799 (93.1%) $13,747
2022 $660 (4.2%) $316 (2.0%) $976 (6.2%) $10,690 (67.5%) $2,721 (17.2%) $13,411 (84.7%) $15,837

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 264th of 335 Middle schoolsRanks 195th of 327 Middle schools
 19.2%
Ranks 20th of 285 High schoolsRanks 42nd of 276 High schools
 8.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English (Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School)64.155
 9.1%
   11th Grade English (Dawson Springs Independent)64.155
 9.1%
   11th Grade English (Kentucky)49.147
 2.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School)51.326
 25.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Dawson Springs Independent)51.326
 25.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Kentucky)36.433
 3.4%
11th Grade Reading (Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School)53.839
 14.8%
   11th Grade Reading (Dawson Springs Independent)53.839
 14.8%
   11th Grade Reading (Kentucky)4644
 2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students279267
 4.3%
African American01
American Indian00
Asian01
Hispanic77
Pacific Islander30
 100%
White264252
 4.5%
Two or More Races56
 20%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients69.5%63.7%
 5.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School

Yes! Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 13th of 290 Kentucky high schools.

Students at Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School are 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Dawson Springs Junior/Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dawson Springs Elementary

In the 2022-23 school year, 267 students attended Dawson Springs Junior/Senior 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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