Cloverport Independent Schools

Cloverport Independent Schools is a school district serving Cloverport, Kentucky, and surrounding areas of far western Breckinridge County.[1] The superintendent is Keith Haynes. The district also operates Kentucky Virtual Academy.

Schools

Physical schools

  • William H. Natcher Elementary School (Grades PK-5)
  • Frederick Fraize Middle School (Grades 6–8)
  • Cloverport High School (Grades 9–12)

Kentucky Virtual Academy

Kentucky Virtual Academy (KYVA) is a virtual school operating in Cloverport School District, which enrolls students from all over Kentucky. It opened in fall 2023.[2] In the first two years of KYVA's operation, it far surpassed the rest of Cloverport's schools in attendance; Cloverport's in-person schools had about 275 students, while KYVA had 2,800.[3] Cloverport's state funding from Kentucky, which is dependent on the student attendance in the district, also increased from about $1.8 million to $19 million due to KYVA.[4]

In 2025, KYVA faced criticism from the Kentucky Department of Education and several state lawmakers for exceeding maximum class sizes and failing to administer required tests to students.[3] The Department of Education supported capping virtual school attendance at 10% of a school district's in-person enrollment, but the state legislature passed a bill preventing such a cap being implemented.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Cloverport Independent". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
  2. ↑ "New Kentucky Virtual Academy Opens as Part of the Cloverport Independent School District". The Herald-News. Vol. 146, no. 32. August 9, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Spears, Valarie (March 4, 2025). "Kentucky Lawmakers Oppose Enrollment Caps for Virtual Schools". Center for Digital Education. Government Technology.
  4. ↑ Spears, Valarie (March 21, 2025). "KY district with large virtual school program paid management company nearly $8.6 million". Lexington Herald-Leader.
  5. ↑ Spears, Valarie (March 26, 2025). "Kentucky Passes Law Against Enrollment Cap on Virtual Schools". Center for Digital Education. Government Technology.


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