📍 7601 St Andrews Church Rd, Louisville, Jefferson County, 40214
Doss High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Louisville, Jefferson County. The school has 939 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 65.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Doss High enrolls 939 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 65.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Black or African American, 25% White and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 477 | 51% |
| White | 238 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 153 | 16% |
| Asian | 34 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 3.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
655 of the school's 939 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 641 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Doss 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 28.
Doss 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 939 students, Doss 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