Oldham County High School - Buckner, Kentucky/KY

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Oldham County High School

1150 N Hwy 393, Buckner, KY, 40010-0187 -

tel: (502)222-9461
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Definition of Terms

Oldham County High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Oldham County, KY

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1270 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

66 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 359 students

Grade 10 - 303 students

Grade 11 - 314 students

Grade 12 - 271 students

Grade Not Listed - 23 students

This School

(KY) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:19

1:15

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(KY) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	1%
% Hispanic	2%	2%
% Black	3%	10%
% White	94%	87%
% Unknown	1 %	3%

Additional Student Information

This School

(KY) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

11%

49%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(KY) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Oldham County School District

This School's Agency

(KY) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	19	6
Number of Students Managed	10,887 students	2,336 students
District Total Revenue	$81,694,000	$19,338,000
District Expenditure	$98,443,000	$20,060,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,504	$7,286
District Expenditure / Student	$9,042	$7,089
District Graduation Rates	95%	91%

Oldham County High School is a public high school in Buckner, Kentucky. It was founded in 1953 and has students in 9th through 12th grades. OCHS was given the National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence award in 1987 and 2002. OCHS is perhaps most well known on a national level as the school that has represented the state of Kentucky in the national finals of the United States Academic Decathlon (USAD) in 1993, 1997-2001, and 2003-2004. OCHS is also famous for its award-winning tractor pull team.
History: In the early 20th century, high school in Oldham County was held in a two-room house in Centerfield. A high school building was built near the former Crestwood Elementary on KY 22 in the 1920s; the current building in Buckner opened in 1953. The school gained accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 1960.
It remained the only public high school in the county until 1989, when the school district was split into two high school attendance zones to handle the population growth resulting from Oldham County's decades-long transition from a rural area to a bedroom community for Louisville. That fall, the new South Oldham High School was opened in Crestwood. In order to further alleviate overcrowding, North Oldham High School was opened in 2003.
Notable alumni: Jon Rauch, pitcher for the Washington Nationals.
Donta Smith, professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks.
StankDawg, hacker and creator of the Binary Revolution Radio show.
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About This Zip Code (40010)

School Zip (40010)

(KY) State Average

Population (Approximate)	291 people	3,727,145 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	23%	15%
Population Average Age	34 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	3.2 persons	2.3 persons
Median Household Income	$71,000	$35,211
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	6.8 rooms	5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	16 years old	37 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	81% / 19%	67% / 33%

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Nearby Schools:


1. Oldham County Area Technology Center - n/a - view location
2. South Oldham High School - 1011 students - view location
3. North Oldham High School - 775 students - view location
4. Bellwood Presbyterian Home For Children - 28 students - view location
5. Maryhurst Alternative School - 53 students - view location
View all schools in: Buckner Town, Oldham County, Zip 40010

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