The Center for Academic Improvement
Owensboro · KY · Daviess County · Public · K-12 combined
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How The Center for Academic Improvement compares for families
What families should know about The Center for Academic Improvement.
- ▸ 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: Owensboro Day Treatment, Valley High School, Owensboro Innovation Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
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.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owensboro Day Treatment Owensboro |
Public | 4.7 | 14 | — |
| Valley High School Owensboro |
Public | 3.3 | 16 | — |
| Owensboro Innovation Academy Owensboro |
Public | 1.2 | — | — |
| Ohio County Day Treatment Hartford |
Public | 24.0 | 21 | — |
| Jackson Academy Bowling Green |
Public | 63.1 | 12 | — |
| Ohio County Area Technology Center Hartford |
Public | 25.6 | — | — |
| Emerson Academy Owensboro |
Public | 2.2 | 104 | +70.5% |
| Warren County Day Treatment Bowling Green |
Public | 63.1 | 20 | — |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantThe Center for Academic Improvement is a public high school in Owensboro, KY, enrolling 17 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
43% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
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
How many students attend The Center for Academic Improvement? The Center for Academic Improvement is a public high school in Owensboro, KY, enrolling 17 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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