School district · Kentucky

Estill County

Estill County in Kentucky: 6 public schools with 2,210 students and 16.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,651 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
2,210
Students per teacher
16.0
KY 15.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,651
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)
138
Counselors (FTE)
6.0
Students per counselor
368
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%

40%proficient

+0.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 79% of school districts in Kentucky

Median 47% · 170 school districts compared

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

Math

Kentucky: 42%

35%proficient

+0.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 69% of school districts in Kentucky

Median 41% · 170 school districts compared

930 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
$9.1K15
$9.1K16
$9.4K17
$10.2K18
$10.0K19
$10.2K20
$10.6K21
$13.0K22
$13.5K23
$12.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
24% · $8.6M
State
61% · $22.1M
Local
15% · $5.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,216
Support services
$5,429
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.9M
Long-term debt
$26M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K13214.7——
Estill Springs ElementaryFree meals for all
K–547515.344%36%
West Irvine ElementaryFree meals for all
K–547916.530%36%
Estill County Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–842314.944%36%
Estill County High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1264316.7——
Estill County Success AcademyAlternativeMostly virtualFree meals for all
6–125829.0——

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
253 Main St, Irvine, KY 40336
Phone
(606)723-2181
Website