Enrollment
Enrollment for 2007–2008 is 902. Fifty-one
percent are boys; forty-nine percent are girls. Lower school enrollment
is
350, middle school is 283, and upper school is 269.
Faculty
KCD has over 100 full- and part-time faculty,
with an average of approximately fifteen years' teaching experience.
Seventy percent hold advanced degrees.
Class size
The average class size at KCD is eighteen.
Mid-50% of KCD scores, 2004–2008
Critical Reading: 540-640
Math: 520-640
Writing: 540-650
Mid-50% of national scores, 2008
CR: 420-580
Math: 430-590
Writing: 420-570
ACT Exams
Mid-50% of scores, 2004–2008
23–29
National Average Score, 2008
21.1
Advanced Placement courses
Twenty Advanced Placement courses are taught in Biology,
Calculus,
Chemistry,
Computer Science,
English,
European History,
French,
Latin,
Music Theory,
Physics,
Psychology,
Spanish,
Statistics,
Studio Art,
U.S. Government and Politics, and
U.S. History
Of all KCD graduates, 2004–2008,
71% passed at least one exam.
49% passed at least two exams.
38% passed at least three exams.
27% passed at least four exams.
18% passed at least five exams.
National Merit Semifinalists
Over the last five years (2004–2008), an average of 11 percent
of KCD's graduating class has qualified as National Merit Semifinalists,
meaning that their SAT scores place them in the top 1.5 percent of Kentucky
students.
College acceptance matriculation
KCD seniors are routinely accepted at some
of the nation’s
top colleges.
Fine arts
KCD offers a fine
arts program
for all students in junior kindergarten through twelfth grade, including
classes in visual art, drama and play production, and choral and
instrumental
music.
Athletics
KCD has seventeen middle school athletic teams,
eleven junior varsity teams, and twenty-two varsity teams. Over seventy-five
percent of students in
grades
five through twelve participate in at least one sport.
Tuition and financial aid
The tuition and fee schedule for the 2008–2009
school year is
JK: $8,700
K: $11,550
1–4: $14,150
5: $14,855
6–8: $15,390
9–12: $15,490
KCD’s financial aid budget for the 2008–2009 school year is over $1.5 million. Approximately 17 percent of students receive some form of aid, with an average distribution of $10,455.
KCD is accredited through the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. KCD is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools and the Louisville Independent School Coalition.
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