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Eastern High School
12400 Old Shelbyville Rd, Middletown, KY, 40243-1598 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms Eastern High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Jefferson County, KY
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1895 students
% Male / % Female 53%  /  47%
Total Classroom Teachers 92 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 629 students
Grade 10 - 472 students
Grade 11 - 417 students
Grade 12 - 361 students
Grade Not Listed - 16 students
This School ( KY ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:21 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School ( KY ) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 2% 1%
% Hispanic 2% 2%
% Black 27% 10%
% White 69% 87%
Additional Student Information
This School ( KY ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 23% 49%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 4% 8%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
( KY ) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Jefferson County School District
This School's Agency ( KY ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 172 6
Number of Students Managed 92,444 students 2,333 students
District Total Revenue $884,299,000 $19,338,000
District Expenditure $888,518,000 $20,060,000
District Revenue / Student $9,566 $7,295
District Expenditure / Student $9,611 $7,098
District Graduation Rates 77% 91%
School Notes:
  • Founded in 1950, Louisville Eastern High School is located off Shelbyville Road in Middletown, Kentucky, Eastern High School offers a blend of tradition and excellence. This school has been the pilot for education partnerships with companies such as IBM, Dell and Microsoft.
  • Athletics: Eastern offers teams in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, chess, cross country, dance, field hockey, football, golf, lacrosse, rifle, softball, soccer, swimming, track and field, tennis, volleyball and wrestling. Within the past decade Eastern has won state championships in girls' track as well as boys' basketball and soccer.
  • The boys basketball team was the state runner up in 1957, losing the championship game to Lexington Lafayette 55-52. In 1997 Eastern's boys basketball team won the state championship and finished the season with a 35-2 record. In 2003 and in 2006 the boys basketball team won the LIT (Louisville Invitational Tournament).
  • The girls track team has won 9 state championships (most recently in 2006) and has been the state runner up 6 times. The boys track team won the state championship in 1990 and has been the state runner up 5 times.
  • The boys soccer team won the state championship in 1996.
  • Eastern has won several state tennis championships and won the 1955 state golf championship.
  • Eastern has won the state chess titles three times, the last coming in 1989.
  • Eastern's wrestling team has been the state runner up twice, in 1979 and 1993.
  • Football: The Eastern Eagles football team represents Eastern High School in the Kentucky High School Athletic Association. They play their home games at Eagle Field in Middletown, Kentucky. Ken Whalen is the current head coach of the Eagles.
  • History: The school opened in 1950 on its present site in Middletown, Kentucky. The library was later added to the front of the school, giving the building a layout in the shape of the letter "E". The school has been part of the Jefferson County school system since before the county system absorbed the old Louisville city school system. The school was co-ed from its start and was integrated long before busing was ordered in Jefferson County.
  • Court-ordered busing began in Louisville and Jefferson County schools in 1975. As the 1975 school year began, 900 National Guard troops were sent to Jefferson County schools by Governor of Kentucky Julian Carroll at the request of Louisville mayor Harvey I. Sloane and Jefferson County judge-executive Todd Hollenbach. Several anti-busing riots occurred elsewhere in Jefferson County. Eastern saw some protests against busing but was relatively tranquil because the school was already desegregated.
  • Clubs and Groups: Academic Co-Ord, Art Club, Beta Club, Bluegrass Banjo Team, Chess Team, Cross Cultures Club, Drama, The Duck Also Bounces, F.C.A., French Scrabble, Future Business, Future Homemakers (FHA), Future Teachers Club (FTA), Interact, KUNA, Lacrosse, Literary Society, Math Team, Minority Scholars, National Honor Society, Newspaper, Photographers Club, Future Problem Solving, Quick Recall, Rifle Team, SADD, Science Club, Science Fiction Club, Spanish Club, Speech & Debate, Spirit Club, Stars, Step Team , STLP (Student Tech. Leadership Pro.), Student Council, Ultimate, Yearbook, Young Democrats, Young Republicans.
  • Famous alumni: Ned Beatty, Class of 1955, actor.
  • Stan Curtis, Class of 1967, founder of the Kentucky Harvest charity.
  • Quentin Dastugue, Class of 1973, elected to the Louisiana legislature at age 23, serving for 16 years; Republican nominee for Governor of Louisiana in 1995.
  • Hugh Durham, Class of 1955, former head basketball coach at the University of Georgia.
  • Tom Easterly, Class of 1958, member of the Kentucky Senate 1974-1982, Florida House of Representatives 1988-1990, and Democratic nominee, Kentucky's 6th congressional district in 1978.
  • Carroll Hubbard, Class of 1955, former member of the United States House of Representatives.
  • Don Janzen, Class of 1954, author.
  • Mike McCoy, Class of 1970, a football player for the Houston Oilers.
  • Felton Spencer, Class of 1986, former NBA basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Utah Jazz, Orlando Magic and San Antonio Spurs; 6th overall pick in the 1990 NBA draft.
  • William S. Wallace, Class of 1965, a four star general in the United States Army who commanded all U.S. forces during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
  • Todd Wellemeyer, major league baseball player.
  • Kevin Bacon, Attended 1973, actor.
  • Ashley Eicher, Miss Tennessee 2004.
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (40243)
School Zip (40243) (KY) State Average
Population (Approximate) 8,864 people 3,722,511 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 48% 15%
Population Average Age 41 years old 35.9 years old
Average Household size 2.4 persons 2.3 persons
Median Household Income $58,388 $35,205
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 6.7 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 34 years old 37 years old
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% Owning / % Renting 81% / 19% 67% / 33%
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