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Paul G. Blazer High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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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
1500 Blazer Blvd
Ashland, KY 41102
Phone
(606) 327-6040
District
Ashland Independent
County
BOYD COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
893
Classroom Teachers
66

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kentucky

8

(10 is best)

Better than 72.5% of all KY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Paul G. Blazer High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
48%
40%
55%
45%
41%
34%
    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
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 258 28.9%
Grade 10 216 24.2%
Grade 11 243 27.2%
Grade 12 172 19.3%
Total 893 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 90.3% 91.1% 76.7%
Black 3.7% 3.5% 11.5%
Hispanic 5.4% 4.7% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.5% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 53.9% 64.6% 57.3%
Free lunch eligible 51.2% 61.9% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.7% 2.7% 3.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 22,149 4,526,154
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,648.3 114
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.8% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.6% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.4% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.6% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 19.7% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 9,032 1,791,991
Single Parent Households With Children 14.1% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.2% 88.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 26.4% 27.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.5% 13.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.2% 15.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.9% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.9% 17.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.8% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.5% 12.9%
$15,000 or less 16.2% 11.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,853 $25,608,000 58.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $394 $1,286,000 2.9%
Staff $1,508 $4,919,000 11.2%
General Administration $321 $1,046,000 2.4%
School Administration $514 $1,677,000 3.8%
Operation $964 $3,144,000 7.2%
Transportation $315 $1,027,000 2.3%
Other $161 $525,000 1.2%
Total Support $4,178 $13,624,000 31.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,426 $4,649,000 10.6%
Total Expenditures $13,456 $43,881,000 100.0%
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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