4100 Springdale Road
Louisville, KY 40241

KCD is located 15 miles east of downtown Louisville, close to the Gene Snyder Freeway and I-71. The campus occupies 85 acres.

Enrollment 2006–2007 - 887
51% boys, 49% girls

Lower school - 351
Middle school - 275
Upper school - 261

Middle School: On-Campus School Service (Grades 5–8) Middle School Ambassadors (Grades 7 & 8) Student Council (Grades 6–8) Math Counts (Grades 6–8) Dramatic Productions (Grades 5–8) Speech Team (Grades 5–8) Multicultural Club (Grades 6–8) International Thespian Club (Grades 5–8) International Thespian Society (Grades 5–8) Governor’s Cup (Grades 6–8) Stitch for a Cause (Grades 5–8) KCD Yearbook (Grades 5–12) Middle School Outing Club (Grades 7 & 8)

Upper school: Amnesty International USA Community Service Multicultural Awareness Red Cross Bloodmobile volunteers Actors Guild Chorale Dramatic productions French, Latin and Spanish clubs Math team Pep club Quick Recall teams Speech and Debate team Student Council Varsity athletic club Publications Beta Club Cum laude Society Thespian Society

 

Open Houses
JK-4: 10/22/2006 & 11/5/2006
Admissions Testing: Jan 6 and 20, 2007
Application Deadline: Jan. 5, 2007


APPLICATION
$75 non-refundable fee.

TESTING
required admissions and placement test, grades 1-12, Saturday mornings in January. Advanced registration is necessary.

Developmental screening is given to those students applying for JK and Kindergarten.

TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONS
recommendation forms that must be completed by your child’s current teacher or teachers

ACADEMIC RECORDS
Complete records of each child’s academic history must be sent to the Admission Office.

SCHOOL VISIT
All students applying for admission to Grades 2–4 are required to spend a day in the classroom. Students applying to Middle or Upper School “shadow” classes for a day with a student. These visits must take place before December 15, 2006.

TUITION
The tuition and fee schedule for the 2006–2007 school year is
Jr. Kindergarten: $7,900
Kindergarten: $10,500
Grades 1–4: $12,800
Grade 5: $13,500
Grades 6–12: $13,980

FINANCIAL AID

Approximately 16% of students receive some award, with an average grant of $9,300. Over $1.3 million in aid was awarded for the 2006–2007 school year.

The deadline for the financial aid application is March 31. The family of any student, either currently enrolled or applying for admission, may request financial aid. All awards are given on an annual basis; therefore, families of returning students must reapply every year. Decisions about financial aid, however, will be made only for those students who have been admitted to the school and only after the Admission Office has received all the necessary forms to complete a financial aid request. Notification of financial aid awards will be made after April 1 if the financial aid file is complete, at which time enrollment contracts will be issued. A family is under no financial obligation to KCD until they return a signed enrollment contract.

Over seventy-five percent of students in grades five through twelve participate in at least one sport.
Fall Sports Cross Country, JV & Varsity Cross Country, Middle School Football, JV & Varsity Football, Middle School Field Hockey, 9th Grade, JV & Varsity Field Hockey, Acorn (8th grade) Field Hockey, Buckeye (7th grade) Field Hockey, Chestnut (6th grade) Golf, Girls Golf, Boys Soccer, JV & Varsity Soccer, Girls Soccer, Middle School Volleyball, JV & Varsity Volleyball, Middle School	Winter Sports Basketball, Boys JV & Varsity Basketball, Boys 9th Grade Basketball, Boys 5th Grade Basketball, Boys 6th Grade Basketball, Boys 7th Grade Basketball, Boys 8th Grade Basketball, Girls Varsity Basketball, Girls 5th Grade Basketball, Girls 6th Grade Basketball, Girls 7th Grade Basketball, Girls 8th Grade Swimming & Diving Wrestling, Middle School & Varsity	Spring Sports Baseball, JV & Varsity Baseball, Middle School Lacrosse, Boys Varsity Lacrosse, Boys 5/6 Lacrosse, Boys 7/8 Lacrosse, Girls Varsity Lacrosse, Girls Middle School Softball, Varsity Tennis, Boys JV & Varsity Tennis, Girls JV & Varsity Track & Field, MS Track & Field, Varsity

KCD has 103 full- and part-time faculty.
Average class size: 18


Average SAT Scores for KCD Students, 2002–2006:
Verbal: 612
Math: 622

National Average SAT Scores, 2006
Verbal: 508
Math: 520

Over the last five years (2002–2006), an average of 13 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.

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.