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Kentucky

Henderson County Schools

The district of Henderson County Schools enrolls 7,500 students. The county has one high school that serves 2,100 students in 10^th through 12^th grades. The percentage of students who are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 35 to 40 percent.

Henderson has applied for $4 million in QZAB funds. The money would be used as part of a larger project that is creating three schools within the high school. Each school would serve 700 students. This concept combines the best aspects of a small school and a large school. With smaller class sizes, each student would receive a greater amount of individual attention, and school safety would also be enhanced. Students would continue to be able to take such classes as upper level sciences, which might not be offered at separate small schools. The project also would expand the high school to serve students in 9^th grade. The QZAB funds would be used for needed renovations to the high school for this project.

The school?s private partner is the Preston Foundation, which is donating funds for the project.

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