School district · Kentucky
Carter County
Carter County in Kentucky: 12 public schools with 3,980 students and 16.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,464 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 12
- Students
- 3,980
- Students per teacher
- 16.2
- KY 15.3 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $12,464
- 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)
- 246
- Counselors (FTE)
- 10.0
- Students per counselor
- 398
- KY 320 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 1.0
- Librarians (FTE): 7.0
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%44%proficient
−4.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 64% of school districts in Kentucky
Median 47% · 170 school districts compared
1,749 students tested, grades 3–8 · Kentucky Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Kentucky: 42%40%proficient
+1.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 52% of school districts in Kentucky
Median 41% · 170 school districts compared
1,749 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.
- Federal
- 30% · $21.6M
- State
- 53% · $37.7M
- Local
- 17% · $11.9M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $7,582
- Support services
- $3,964
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $13.2M
- Long-term debt
- $19.5M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carter City Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 117 | 12.3 | — | — |
Heritage Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 336 | 15.0 | 45% | 41% |
Olive Hill Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 360 | 12.9 | 43% | 47% |
Prichard Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 612 | 15.5 | 52% | 42% |
Star Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 124 | 15.5 | — | — |
Tygart Creek Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 318 | 13.6 | 47% | 34% |
East Carter Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 490 | 20.6 | 38% | 39% |
West Carter Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 392 | 18.9 | 39% | 35% |
Carter County Career and Technical CenterCareer and technical | 9–12 | 0 | — | — | — |
East Carter County High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 678 | 18.6 | — | — |
West Carter County High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 506 | 17.9 | — | — |
Carter Virtual AcademyAlternativeFully virtualFree meals for all | K–12 | 47 | 47.0 | — | — |
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
- 228 S Carol Malone Blvd, Grayson, KY 41143
- Phone
- (606)474-6696
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.