📍 5901 Greenwood Road, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40258
Pleasure Ridge Park High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 1,517 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 91%. The school offers 20 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pleasure Ridge Park High enrolls 1,517 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 87 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 33% Black or African American and 9.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 776 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 494 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 143 | 9.4% |
| Two or more races | 90 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 8 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
951 of the school's 1,517 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 890 qualify for free lunch and 61 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pleasure Ridge Park High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-30, state senate district 37, state house district 44.
Pleasure Ridge Park High is one of 168 schools in Jefferson County, based in Louisville, Kentucky. The district serves 95,180 students district-wide and employs 6,052 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,517 students, Pleasure Ridge Park High is larger than the district average of about 567 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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