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Boston School

Serves grades KG - 8

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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
130 Wilson Creek Rd
Boston, KY 40107
Phone
(502) 833-4644
District
Nelson County
County
NELSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
361
Classroom Teachers
25

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kentucky

2

(10 is best)

Better than 15.6% of all KY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Boston School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
18%
45%
21%
46%
14%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
45%
53%
47%
16%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
43%
33%
48%
27%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
41%
50%
45%
47%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
40%
36%
43%
12%
36%
    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
14
17
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 41 11.4%
Grade 1 37 10.2%
Grade 2 48 13.3%
Grade 3 45 12.5%
Grade 4 43 11.9%
Grade 5 31 8.6%
Grade 6 42 11.6%
Grade 7 32 8.9%
Grade 8 42 11.6%
Total 361 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 96.6% 94.3% 76.7%
Black 0.3% 1.2% 11.5%
Hispanic 3.1% 4.0% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.5% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 44.3% 43.6% 57.3%
Free lunch eligible 43.8% 41.7% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.6% 2.0% 3.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 33,539 4,512,310
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 82.9 114
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.2% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.0% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.8% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 28.5% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 16.5% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 12,974 1,769,102
Single Parent Households With Children 6.6% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.9% 88.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.5% 26.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.8% 12.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.1% 15.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.0% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.4% 17.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.5% 16.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.2% 13.6%
$15,000 or less 4.9% 11.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,636 $29,937,000 52.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $525 $2,369,000 4.2%
Staff $641 $2,890,000 5.1%
General Administration $314 $1,418,000 2.5%
School Administration $1,006 $4,537,000 8.0%
Operation $943 $4,252,000 7.5%
Transportation $505 $2,280,000 4.0%
Other $373 $1,681,000 3.0%
Total Support $4,307 $19,427,000 34.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,682 $7,588,000 13.3%
Total Expenditures $12,625 $56,952,000 100.0%
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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