School district · Kentucky

Hazard Independent

Hazard Independent in Kentucky: 5 public schools with 1,016 students and 13.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,039 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
1,016
Students per teacher
13.9
KY 15.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,039
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)
73.0
Counselors (FTE)
3.0
Students per counselor
339
KY 320 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 2.0

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%

49%proficient

+4.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 58% of school districts in Kentucky

Median 47% · 170 school districts compared

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

Math

Kentucky: 42%

41%proficient

−2.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 52% of school districts in Kentucky

Median 41% · 170 school districts compared

397 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
$8.3K15
$9.2K16
$9.3K17
$10.1K18
$10.7K19
$11.4K20
$13.2K21
$14.0K22
$14.3K23
$15.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
20% · $3.6M
State
62% · $11.2M
Local
18% · $3.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,729
Support services
$4,139
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$291K
Long-term debt
$14.8M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1Other schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–445714.756%40%
Hazard Middle SchoolFree meals for all
5–825613.846%41%
Hazard High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1230312.9——
Ungraded0———
Ungraded0———

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
705 Main St, Hazard, KY 41701
Phone
(606)436-3911
Website