School district · Kentucky

Calloway County

Calloway County in Kentucky: 8 public schools with 3,020 students and 16.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,107 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
3,020
Students per teacher
16.2
KY 15.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,107
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)
186
Counselors (FTE)
9.0
Students per counselor
336
KY 320 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 5.0

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%

58%proficient

+3.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 85% of school districts in Kentucky

Median 47% · 170 school districts compared

1,265 students tested, grades 3–8 · Kentucky Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Kentucky: 42%

56%proficient

+3.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 89% of school districts in Kentucky

Median 41% · 170 school districts compared

1,265 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
$8.9K15
$9.2K16
$9.4K17
$10.5K18
$10.3K19
$10.2K20
$10.8K21
$12.0K22
$13.2K23
$13.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
22% · $10.1M
State
43% · $20.3M
Local
35% · $16.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,112
Support services
$3,916
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.4M
Long-term debt
$5.2M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K16720.9——
K–531014.451%44%
K–559614.760%59%
K–539915.068%70%
6–860716.155%53%
Calloway County Alternative ProgramAlternativeMostly virtualFree meals for all
6–12110110.0——
Calloway County Day TreatmentAlternativeFree meals for all
6–1271.8——
Calloway County High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1282417.7——

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
2110 College Farm Rd, Murray, KY 42071
Phone
(270)762-7300
Website