Daviess County School District

1622 Southeastern Parkway
Owensboro, KY 42303
(District boundaries shown in map)
7/
10
Top 50%

Top Rankings

Daviess County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kentucky for:

Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there are 23 public schools serving 10,948 students in Daviess County School District. This district's average testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public schools in Kentucky.
Public Schools in Daviess County School District have an average math proficiency score of 44% (versus the Kentucky public school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 46% (versus the 45% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 24% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the Kentucky public school average of 29% (majority Black and Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (KY)
# Schools
24 Schools
1,549 Schools
# Students
10,948 Students
655,997 Students
# Teachers
670 Teachers
42,813 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Daviess County School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 171 school districts in Kentucky (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 89% has decreased from 94% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (KY)
#54 out of 172 school districts
(Top 50%)
45%
38%
46%
45%
21%
22%
89%
90%

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