School district · Kentucky

Walton-Verona Independent

Walton-Verona Independent in Kentucky: 5 public schools with 1,880 students and 14.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,430 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
1,880
Students per teacher
14.8
KY 15.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,430
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)
127
Counselors (FTE)
5.0
Students per counselor
376
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%

63%proficient

+6.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 89% of school districts in Kentucky

Median 47% · 170 school districts compared

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

Math

Kentucky: 42%

58%proficient

+9.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 93% of school districts in Kentucky

Median 41% · 170 school districts compared

854 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
$9.3K15
$9.5K16
$9.4K17
$10.3K18
$10.2K19
$10.2K20
$11.5K21
$11.8K22
$13.1K23
$13.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
6.2% · $2M
State
46% · $14.8M
Local
48% · $15.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,412
Support services
$4,342
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$15.7M
Long-term debt
$43.1M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K8617.2——
K–353915.058%54%
4–528214.857%55%
6–842513.768%62%
9–1254815.2——

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
16 School Rd, Walton, KY 41094
Phone
(859)485-4181
Website