Daviess County
Public school district based in Owensboro, Kentucky. NCES district ID 2101470; state ID KY-030145000.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
24
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
10,948
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
668.3
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
16.4
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 395 | |
| Kindergarten | 738 | |
| Grade 1 | 819 | |
| Grade 2 | 822 | |
| Grade 3 | 845 | |
| Grade 4 | 792 | |
| Grade 5 | 805 | |
| Grade 6 | 845 | |
| Grade 7 | 802 | |
| Grade 8 | 813 | |
| Grade 9 | 827 | |
| Grade 10 | 810 | |
| Grade 11 | 855 | |
| Grade 12 | 774 | |
| Ungraded | 6 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% | |
| Asian | 4.9% | |
| Black or African American | 4.2% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 9.1% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.2% | |
| Two or more races | 5.9% | |
| White | 75.6% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.1% | |
| Male | 51.9% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 5, Suburb 10, Rural 9.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daviess County High School Owensboro | 9–12 | Regular | 1,750 | 85.0 | 20.6 | Suburb: Small |
| Apollo High School Owensboro | 9–12 | Regular | 1,265 | 78.0 | 16.2 | Suburb: Small |
| Daviess County Middle School Owensboro | 6–8 | Regular | 870 | 52.7 | 16.5 | City: Small |
| College View Middle School Owensboro | 6–8 | Regular | 821 | 51.8 | 15.9 | Rural: Fringe |
| F T Burns Middle School Owensboro | 6–8 | Regular | 757 | 50.7 | 14.9 | Suburb: Small |
| Tamarack Elementary School Owensboro | PK–5 | Regular | 564 | 34.2 | 16.5 | City: Small |
| Deer Park Elementary School Owensboro | PK–5 | Regular | 480 | 25.6 | 18.8 | Rural: Fringe |
| Meadow Lands Elementary School Owensboro | PK–5 | Regular | 479 | 27.0 | 17.7 | Rural: Fringe |
| Southern Oaks Elementary School Utica | PK–5 | Regular | 468 | 28.0 | 16.7 | Rural: Fringe |
| Country Heights Elementary School Owensboro | PK–5 | Regular | 462 | 28.5 | 16.2 | Suburb: Small |
| Highland Elementary School Owensboro | PK–5 | Regular | 440 | 28.0 | 15.7 | Suburb: Small |
| F T Burns Elementary School Owensboro | PK–5 | Regular | 440 | 27.0 | 16.3 | Suburb: Small |
| East View Elementary School Owensboro | PK–5 | Regular | 440 | 27.0 | 16.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Audubon Elementary School Owensboro | PK–5 | Regular | 408 | 27.5 | 14.8 | Suburb: Small |
| Whitesville Elementary School Whitesville | PK–5 | Regular | 363 | 23.0 | 15.8 | Rural: Distant |
| Sorgho Elementary School Owensboro | PK–5 | Regular | 341 | 25.5 | 13.4 | Suburb: Small |
| West Louisville Elementary School Owensboro | PK–5 | Regular | 319 | 21.0 | 15.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| Heritage Park High School Owensboro | 9–12 | Alternative | 140 | 15.0 | 9.3 | City: Small |
| Virtual Academy Owensboro | 6–12 | Alternative | 75 | 1.0 | 75check | Suburb: Small |
| Valley Elementary School Owensboro | K–8 | Alternative | 19 | 7.0 | 2.7 | Rural: Fringe |
| The Center for Academic Improvement Owensboro | 6–12 | Alternative | 17 | 1.0 | 17 | City: Small |
| Valley High School Owensboro | 9–12 | Alternative | 16 | 1.0 | 16 | Rural: Fringe |
| Owensboro Day Treatment Owensboro | 7–12 | Alternative | 14 | 3.0 | 4.7 | City: Small |
| Kentucky TECH - Daviess County Campus Owensboro | Ungraded | Career and Technical | 0 | 0.0 | — | Suburb: Small |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
Figures are republished from official files without adjustment, except where a page says a value is summed or derived. See methodology and definitions & limitations. Spotted a problem? Report a data issue.