📍 1350 N Highway 393, Buckner, Oldham County, 40010
Buckner Alternative High School is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in Buckner, Oldham County. The school has 47 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Oldham County school district. It serves grades 4–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.7:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 75%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Buckner Alternative High School enrolls 47 students across grades 4–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 33 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 4.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
28 of the school's 47 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 26 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Buckner Alternative High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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-40, state senate district 26, state house district 59.
Buckner Alternative High School is one of 22 schools in Oldham County, based in Buckner, Kentucky. The district serves 12,038 students district-wide and employs 787 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 47 students, Buckner Alternative High School is smaller than the district average of about 547 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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