School district · Kentucky
Johnson County
Johnson County in Kentucky: 11 public schools with 3,292 students and 13.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,240 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 11
- Students
- 3,292
- Students per teacher
- 13.2
- KY 15.3 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $15,240
- 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)
- 250
- Counselors (FTE)
- 11.0
- Students per counselor
- 299
- KY 320 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 2.0
- Librarians (FTE): 3.0
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%57%proficient
+4.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 81% of school districts in Kentucky
Median 47% · 170 school districts compared
1,376 students tested, grades 3–8 · Kentucky Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Kentucky: 42%53%proficient
+8.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 85% of school districts in Kentucky
Median 41% · 170 school districts compared
1,376 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
- 24% · $13.9M
- State
- 59% · $34.5M
- Local
- 17% · $10.2M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $10,027
- Support services
- $3,810
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $20.5M
- Long-term debt
- $35.1M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Central Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 341 | 11.9 | 58% | 49% |
Flat Gap Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 241 | 13.8 | 53% | 38% |
Highland Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 392 | 13.3 | 60% | 51% |
Porter Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 431 | 15.0 | 69% | 67% |
W R Castle Memorial Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 390 | 12.7 | 64% | 54% |
Johnson County Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 7–8 | 449 | 11.3 | 51% | 56% |
Johnson Central High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 888 | 12.3 | — | — |
Carl D Perkins Comprehensive Rehab CtrCareer and technical | Ungraded | 0 | — | — | — |
Johnson County Eagle AcademyAlternativeMostly virtualFree meals for all | K–12 | 160 | 53.0 | — | — |
Kentucky TECH - Mayo Regional Tech CtrCareer and technical | Ungraded | 0 | — | — | — |
Mayo Technical CollegeCareer and technical | Ungraded | 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 North Mayo Trail, Paintsville, KY 41240
- Phone
- (606)789-2530
- 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.