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Boone County Schools
District details
School board members: 5
Students: 20,200 (2022-2023)
Schools: 28 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Boone County Schools is a school district in Kentucky (Boone County). During the 2023 school year, 20,200 students attended one of the district's 28 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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• 2016
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Boone County Schools Board of Education Division 1

General election

General election for Boone County Schools Board of Education Division 1

Jeffrey R. Whittaker and Carolyn Hankins Wolfe ran in the general election for Boone County Schools Board of Education Division 1 on November 5, 2024.

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Boone County Schools Board of Education Division 2

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General election for Boone County Schools Board of Education Division 2

Maria A. Brown, Julie Maddox, and Antoine Smith-Rouse ran in the general election for Boone County Schools Board of Education Division 2 on November 5, 2024.

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Boone County Schools Board of Education Division 3

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General election for Boone County Schools Board of Education Division 3

Jesse Parks ran in the general election for Boone County Schools Board of Education Division 3 on November 5, 2024.

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Boone County Schools Board of Education At-large

General election

General election for Boone County Schools Board of Education At-large

Incumbent C. Ed Massey won election in the general election for Boone County Schools Board of Education At-large on November 8, 2016.

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Boone County Schools Board of Education Division 2

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General election for Boone County Schools Board of Education Division 2

Incumbent Maria A. Brown won election in the general election for Boone County Schools Board of Education Division 2 on November 8, 2016.

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Boone County Schools Board of Education Division 3

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General election for Boone County Schools Board of Education Division 3

Incumbent Matthew McIntire won election in the general election for Boone County Schools Board of Education Division 3 on November 8, 2016.

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Boone County Schools Board of Education Division 4

General election

General election for Boone County Schools Board of Education Division 4

Incumbent Bonnie J. Rickert won election in the general election for Boone County Schools Board of Education Division 4 on November 4, 2014.

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Boone County Schools Board of Education Division 5

General election

General election for Boone County Schools Board of Education Division 5

Incumbent Karen Byrd won election in the general election for Boone County Schools Board of Education Division 5 on November 4, 2014.

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Election rules

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Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board general elections in Kentucky are held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November every two years in even-numbered years. State law on school boards authorizes independent school districts to hold school board elections on the first Saturday in May. No districts, however, were using that date in May as of 2023. State election calendars and the state association of school boards only listed and referenced the November election date.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 160.200 and Section 118.025

Recent or upcoming election dates for all public school districts in the state

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for all public school districts in the state. There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

• Filing deadline date: June 2, 2026
• General election date: November 3, 2026

Election system

School board members in Kentucky are elected through nonpartisan general elections without primaries.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 160.240

Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Kentucky are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates. The section of Kentucky Statute on school board elections states, "The candidate names shall be presented to the voters in the form prescribed by the general election law, except that no party emblem or distinguishing mark shall be used, save the words 'School Candidates.'" The same chapter of statute also states, "No election officer or other person within an election booth shall tell or indicate to a voter the political affiliation of any candidate."

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 160.250 and Section 160.230

Winning an election

The candidate or candidates that receive the most votes in the nonpartisan general election are elected to office.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 160.260

Term length and staggering

School board members in Kentucky have four-year terms.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 160.210 and Section 160.200

As close to half of the members of each school board as possible are elected every two years. For five-member boards, this means that either three or two members are up for regular election every two years.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 160.210 and Section 160.260

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

County school districts in Kentucky elect school board members from divisions (by sub-district). Only voters residing in each division cast votes for the board member residing in and representing that division.

Independent school districts in Kentucky elect school board members at large from the entire district.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 160.210 and Section 160.260 and Kentucky Statutes Section 160.210

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

School board candidates must file nomination petitions by the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June before the November election.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 118.365 and Section 118.315

School board candidates can submit a nominating petition beginning on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November in the year preceding the election. School board candidates cannot begin collecting nominating petition signatures until that date.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 118.365 and Section 118.315

Kentucky Statute does not specify when school board members are to be officially sworn into office except that it must be after election results certificates are issued.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 160.170

 

About the district

School board

Boone County Schools consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Karen Byrd	Division 5
Carolyn Hankins Wolfe	Division 1
Julie Maddox	Division 2
Jesse Parks	Division 3
Cindy Young	Division 4

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District map

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Overlapping state house districts

Boone County Schools

Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
Kentucky House of Representatives District 66	T.J. Roberts	Republican Party	51%	100%
Kentucky House of Representatives District 60	Marianne Proctor	Republican Party	24%	100%
Kentucky House of Representatives District 61	Savannah Maddox	Republican Party	12%	6%
Kentucky House of Representatives District 63	Kimberly Banta	Republican Party	8%	55%
Kentucky House of Representatives District 69	Steven Doan	Republican Party	2%	35%
Kentucky House of Representatives District 78	Mark Hart	Republican Party	2%	1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2020-2021

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$23,743,000	$1,171	8%
Local:	$144,318,000	$7,116	52%
State:	$111,680,000	$5,507	40%
Total:	$279,741,000	$13,794

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$287,056,000	$14,154
Total Current Expenditures:	$242,626,000	$11,963
Instructional Expenditures:	$143,236,000	$7,062	50%
Student and Staff Support:	$25,581,000	$1,261	9%
Administration:	$30,312,000	$1,494	11%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$43,497,000	$2,144	15%
Total Capital Outlay:	$36,736,000	$1,811
Construction:	$30,370,000	$1,497
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$978,000	$48
Interest on Debt:	$6,639,000	$327

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	43	65-69	21	24	<50	34	47
2018-2019	53	67	28	35	>=50	43	57
2017-2018	52	65-69	27	32	>=50	46	55
2016-2017	51	70	28	32	>=50	42	54
2015-2016	54	70-74	32	34	>=50	47	57
2014-2015	52	70-74	31	29	>=50	48	54
2013-2014	55	65-69	32	33	>=50	46	57
2012-2013	51	70-74	31	33	40-59	40-44	53
2011-2012	52	70-74	29	33	40-59	45-49	53
2010-2011	72	80-84	52	53	40-59	65-69	74

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	49	60-64	29	33	<50	43	53
2018-2019	61	65-69	38	41	>=50	54	65
2017-2018	60	65-69	37	41	>=50	54	63
2016-2017	61	64	37	40	>=50	57	64
2015-2016	62	65-69	42	43	>=50	54	65
2014-2015	62	65-69	44	42	>=50	54	64
2013-2014	62	60-64	45	42	>=80	56	64
2012-2013	60	60-64	44	36	40-59	50-54	62
2011-2012	59	60-64	43	39	40-59	45-49	61
2010-2011	78	80-84	67	66	60-79	70-74	79

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2019-2020	96	>=90	90-94	>=95	PS	>=90	96
2018-2019	94	>=90	>=95	90-94	PS	>=90	94
2017-2018	94	>=90	85-89	90-94		80-89	95
2016-2017	95	>=80	90-94	>=95	PS	80-89	95
2015-2016	94	>=90	85-89	>=95	PS	>=90	95
2014-2015	91	60-79	80-89	80-89	PS	>=80	92
2013-2014	93	>=80	80-89	80-89		>=80	93
2012-2013	92	>=80	80-89	85-89	PS	>=80	93

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023	20,200	0.0
2021-2022	20,201	-0.4
2020-2021	20,280	-5.3
2019-2020	21,351	2.8
2018-2019	20,750	1.5
2017-2018	20,448	-1.3
2016-2017	20,716	0.9
2015-2016	20,523	0.7
2014-2015	20,381	1.6
2013-2014	20,046	1.1
2012-2013	19,827	1.3
2011-2012	19,577	1.4
2010-2011	19,306	1.1
2009-2010	19,088	2.8
2008-2009	18,560	2.8
2007-2008	18,037	3.5
2006-2007	17,397	1.5
2005-2006	17,131	4.2
2004-2005	16,414	6.1
2003-2004	15,406	4.9
2002-2003	14,650	5.2
2001-2002	13,883	3.2
2000-2001	13,445	2.9
1999-2000	13,059	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	Boone County Schools (%)	Kentucky K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.1	0.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	2.4	2.0
Black	7.3	10.7
Hispanic	10.9	8.8
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.6	0.2
Two or More Races	4.9	5.1
White	73.8	73.1

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Boone County Schools had 1,338.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.1.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	15.00
Kindergarten:	73.00
Elementary:	726.00
Secondary:	315.00
Total:	1,338.00

Boone County Schools employed 12.00 district administrators and 101.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	12.00
District Administrative Support:	50.00
School Administrators:	101.00
School Administrative Support:	194.00

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	304.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	54.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	64.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	27.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	102.00
Other Support Services:	744.56

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

Boone County Schools operates 28 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Accel Academy	181	6-12
A M Yealey Elementary School	606	PK-5
Ballyshannon Middle School	633	6-8
Boone County High School	1,279	9-12
Burlington Elementary School	692	PK-5
Camp Ernst Middle School	723	6-8
Charles H. Kelly Elementary School	232	PK-5
Chester Goodridge Elementary School	633	PK-5
Conner High School	1,443	9-12
Conner Middle School	896	6-8
Erpenbeck Elementary School	702	PK-5
Florence Elementary School	566	PK-5
Gray Middle School	1,029	6-8
Hillard Collins Elementary School	483	PK-5
Ignite Institute	0	9-12
Larry A. Ryle High School	2,013	9-12
Longbranch Elementary School	867	PK-5
New Haven Elementary School	675	PK-5
North Pointe Elementary School	424	PK-5
Ockerman Elementary School	777	PK-5
Ockerman Middle School	653	6-8
Randall K. Cooper High School	1,462	9-12
Rector A. Jones Middle School	679	6-8
Rise Academy	74	6-12
Shirley Mann Elementary School	717	PK-5
Steeplechase Elementary School	566	PK-5
Stephens Elementary School	571	PK-5
Thornwilde Elementary School	624	PK-5

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