School district · Kentucky

Knott County

Knott County in Kentucky: 7 public schools with 2,048 students and 12.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,342 per student in FY2024.

Schools
7
Students
2,048
Students per teacher
12.7
KY 15.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,342
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)
162
Counselors (FTE)
2.0
Students per counselor
1,024
KY 320 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 5.0

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%

55%proficient

+5.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 76% of school districts in Kentucky

Median 47% · 170 school districts compared

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

Math

Kentucky: 42%

43%proficient

+7.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 60% of school districts in Kentucky

Median 41% · 170 school districts compared

899 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
$10.5K15
$10.7K16
$10.9K17
$11.6K18
$11.7K19
$12.4K20
$13.1K21
$14.9K22
$17.6K23
$15.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
34% · $13.9M
State
48% · $19.9M
Local
18% · $7.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,403
Support services
$4,826
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$16.8M
Long-term debt
$3.4M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 5High schools: 1Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–818311.4——
K–836913.759%51%
Emmalena Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–820411.0——
Hindman Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–843413.655%38%
Pre-K–815312.8——
9–1252012.7——
Cordia SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–1218512.3——

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
1156 Hindman Bypass, Hindman, KY 41822
Phone
(606)785-3153
Website