School district · Kentucky

Bell County

Bell County in Kentucky: 7 public schools with 2,436 students and 14.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,561 per student in FY2024.

Schools
7
Students
2,436
Students per teacher
14.9
KY 15.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,561
KY $14.6K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
164
Counselors (FTE)
7.0
Students per counselor
348
KY 320 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 4.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Kentucky's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Kentucky: 48%

57%proficient

+2.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 82% of school districts in Kentucky

Median 47% · 170 school districts compared

1,030 students tested, grades 3–8 · Kentucky Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Kentucky: 42%

47%proficient

+7.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 70% of school districts in Kentucky

Median 41% · 170 school districts compared

1,031 students tested, grades 3–8 · Kentucky Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.5K15
$9.7K16
$10.0K17
$10.4K18
$10.9K19
$11.9K20
$13.0K21
$14.2K22
$15.4K23
$15.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
27% · $11.3M
State
52% · $21.9M
Local
21% · $8.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,569
Support services
$5,695
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$5.3M
Long-term debt
$19.2M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 6High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Bell Central School CenterFree meals for all
Pre-K–850214.254%50%
Frakes School CenterFree meals for all
Pre-K–811713.4——
Lone Jack School CenterFree meals for all
Pre-K–819613.5——
Page School CenterFree meals for all
Pre-K–827215.847%23%
Right Fork School CenterFree meals for all
Pre-K–815211.1——
Yellow Creek School CenterFree meals for all
Pre-K–857516.261%55%
Bell County High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1262215.9——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
211 Virginia Ave, Pineville, KY 40977
Phone
(606)337-7051
Website