Anchorage Independent Schools

Anchorage Public Schools is a public school district in Jefferson County, based in Anchorage, Kentucky.

Anchorage Public Schools
Address
11400 Ridge Rd.
, Kentucky, 40223
United States
District information
GradesK–8
Established1911[1]
SuperintendentKelley Ransdell[2]
NCES District ID2100090[3]
Students and staff
Enrollment365[2]
Student–teacher ratio9.66[3]
Other information
Websitewww.anchorage-school.org

District boundaries

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The district boundaries almost exactly coincide with those of the city of Anchorage, with small portions of the city lying outside the district. Tiny portions of the district lie within the city of Middletown, and even smaller portions within what the United States Census Bureau calls the "Louisville/Jefferson County balance"—the area where the only local government is the merged government of Louisville and Jefferson County.[4]

Schools

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The Anchorage Public School District has one K-8 elementary school.[5] Of the state's current 51 independent school districts, roughly defined by state law as those whose service area does not cover most or all of an entire county, Anchorage is one of four that do not operate a high school (the others being East Bernstadt in Laurel County, Science Hill in Pulaski County, and Southgate in Campbell County).[6]

Elementary school

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  • Anchorage Public Elementary School

Post-elementary arrangements

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With the Anchorage district not operating a high school, students must continue their education outside the district. The Anchorage district has reciprocal arrangements with both the surrounding Jefferson County Public Schools and the nearby Oldham County Schools that allow Anchorage students to apply for admission to any high school in either district. The Anchorage district pays all tuition fees.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Who We Are". anchorage-school.org. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Kentucky Department of Education Anchorage Public". Kentucky Department of Education. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Anchorage Public". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
  4. ^ "Appendix B: Maps Of Independent School Districts In Operation In FY 2014-FY 2015 Using 2005 Tax District Boundaries – Anchorage ISD" (PDF). Research Report No. 415 – Kentucky's Independent School Districts: A Primer. Frankfort, KY: Office of Education Accountability, Legislative Research Commission. September 15, 2015. p. 86 (PDF p. 100). Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "Anchorage Public School". Anchorage Public School. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Chapter 3, Exchange of Nonresident Students with Other Districts: Districts Without High Schools" (PDF). Research Report No. 415 – Kentucky's Independent School Districts: A Primer. Frankfort, KY: Office of Education Accountability, Legislative Research Commission. September 15, 2015. pp. 49–50 (PDF pp. 63–64). Retrieved April 26, 2022. At the time of this report, another independent district, West Point in Hardin County, also did not operate a high school. The West Point district merged into the Hardin County district in 2020.
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