School district · Kentucky

Greenup County

Greenup County in Kentucky: 7 public schools with 2,509 students and 13.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,309 per student in FY2024.

Schools
7
Students
2,509
Students per teacher
13.5
KY 15.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$14,309
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)
10.0
Students per counselor
251
KY 320 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
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%

40%proficient

−1.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 77% of school districts in Kentucky

Median 47% · 170 school districts compared

1,085 students tested, grades 3–8 · Kentucky Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Kentucky: 42%

30%proficient

−0.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 84% of school districts in Kentucky

Median 41% · 170 school districts compared

1,085 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
$8.8K15
$9.3K16
$9.7K17
$10.5K18
$10.6K19
$10.6K20
$11.3K21
$13.0K22
$14.1K23
$14.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
16% · $6.7M
State
53% · $22.2M
Local
30% · $12.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,493
Support services
$5,975
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$7.1M
Long-term debt
$5.4M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Argillite Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–521612.629%25%
Pre-K–527812.856%31%
Mckell Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–546514.034%31%
Wurtland Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–520311.434%—
Mckell Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–833815.045%37%
Wurtland Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–82029.437%24%
Greenup County High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1280715.5——

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
45 Musketeer Drive, Greenup, KY 41144
Phone
(606)473-9819
Website