Commander Academy
Springfield · KY · Washington County · Public · K-12 combined
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WC Tel Center → Mercer Central → The Academy at Horizons → Marion County Area Technology Center → THE UP CENTER → Trailblazer Academy → Kentucky School for the Deaf → Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health Systems →At a glance
- AP rigor: Bottom 25% of US high schools
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 16% by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 90% in 2019 (Bottom 49% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Commander Academy compares for families
What families should know about Commander Academy.
- ▸ LocallyKY sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: WC Tel Center, Mercer Central, The Academy at Horizons and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 16% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 49% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Your state's public flagship
University of Kentucky
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $18,851/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Pay for college in Kentucky
Kentucky's public scholarships
Kentucky's KEES award is unusual: you bank money every year you keep your grades up, then add a one-time test bonus. No income limit on the base or test award.
Kentucky banks a scholarship for each year you keep a 2.75+ GPA — bigger for higher GPAs — plus a one-time ACT/SAT bonus. (Free/reduced-lunch students can add AP/IB supplements.)
Official program details ↗Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-10-21.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +0.0%/year, projecting from 2023's 45 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WC Tel Center Springfield |
Public | 0.0 | — | — |
| Mercer Central Harrodsburg |
Public | 20.6 | 51 | — |
| The Academy at Horizons Bardstown |
Public | 15.0 | 26 | — |
| Marion County Area Technology Center Lebanon |
Public | 7.8 | — | — |
| THE UP CENTER Bardstown |
Public | 14.8 | — | — |
| Trailblazer Academy Harrodsburg |
Public | 21.0 | — | — |
| Kentucky School for the Deaf Danville |
Public | 24.9 | 22 | — |
| Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health Systems Radcliff |
Public | 38.5 | 35 | — |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantCommander Academy is a public high school in Springfield, KY, enrolling 45 students in grades 9-12 in 2023.
12 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 16% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 90% in the latest EDFacts release.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
What is Commander Academy's graduation rate? Commander Academy's federal four-year graduation rate was about 90% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Commander Academy? Commander Academy is a public high school in Springfield, KY, enrolling 45 students in grades 9-12 in 2023.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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