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Powell County School District

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Powell County School District is located in east Kentucky. Powell County School District has 178.98 square miles of land area and 1.14 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Powell County School District population is 12,552. Powell County School District median household income is $29,141 in 2010-2014. Powell County School District median house value is $78,100 in 2010-2014. On average, Powell County School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (163 out of 169, bottom 4%) Elementary/Middle School: (117 out of 174, bottom 33%)* Rank: #157
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	6
Population	12,552 (2010-2014), rank #100
Population Growth	-7.63% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	69.69/sq mi, rank #102
Median Household Income:	$29,141 at 2010-2014—-4.27% increase since 2005-2009, rank #145
Median House Price:	$78,100 at 2010-2014—-0.89% increase since 2005-2009, rank #125
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	178.98 sq mi, rank #111
Water Area:	1.14 sq mi (0.63%), rank #117
State:	Kentucky
County:	Powell County
City:	Stanton, Slade, Pine Ridge, Clay City
Zip:	40380, 40376, 41360, 40312

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Powell County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

691 Breckinridge St

Stanton KY, 40380, Powell County

Phone: 606-663-3300

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,516	2,521	2,501	2,467	2,590	2,478	2,527
English Language Learner Students:	6	2	4	4	3	3	4
Total Teachers:	152.00	145.00	148.00	158.00	168.50	170.00	174.00
Prekindergarten:	2.00	2.00	0.00	0.00	1.00	0.00	1.00
Kindergarten:	5.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	6.00	6.00
Elementary:	73.00	73.00	71.00	81.00	85.00	85.00	87.00
Secondary:	34.00	31.00	30.00	32.00	33.00	37.00	37.00
Ungraded:	38.00	35.00	43.00	41.00	45.50	42.00	43.00
Total Other Staff:	211.00	214.00	220.00	220.00	272.10	221.50	218.40
Instructional Aides:	55.00	63.00	66.00	67.00	76.90	66.00	65.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	12.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	5.00	5.00	6.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Other Guidance Counselors:	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	4.00	4.00	4.00	5.00	6.80	5.00	5.00
District Administrative Support:	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	15.30	10.10	10.00
School Administrators:	12.00	12.00	13.00	12.00	16.00	12.00	12.00
School Administrative Support:	18.00	18.00	19.00	19.00	22.20	21.00	20.00
Student Support Services:	9.00	10.00	8.00	8.00	10.20	8.00	9.00
Other Support Services:	80.00	82.00	85.00	84.00	108.70	83.40	80.40
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.55	17.39	16.90	15.61	15.37	14.58	14.52

Schools

Bowen Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	5099 Campton Rd, Stanton KY 40380
Clay City Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	4901 Main St, Clay City KY 40312
Powell County Academy	Grade 6 to Grade 12	642 Rose Way, Stanton KY 40380
Powell County High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	700 West College Ave, Stanton KY 40380
Powell County Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	770 West College Ave, Stanton KY 40380
Stanton Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	651 Breckinridge St, Stanton KY 40380

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
K-PREP Test
2012	Language Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	45.2%	50.7%
2013	Language Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	40.0%	51.4%
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	24.9%	42.3%
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	31.9%	35.6%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	28.1%	45.6%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	39.4%	61.7%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	45.8%	42.8%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	48.8%	43.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	53.6%	49.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	53.7%	47.6%
2012	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	50%	49.1%
2013	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	46.2%	53.7%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	40.2%	39.6%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	38.2%	43.9%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	40.8%	47%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	50.3%	48.8%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	63.6%	68.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	62.4%	68.5%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	37.5%	38.9%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	41.1%	44.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	42.4%	47.5%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	40.5%	47.1%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	51.6%	59.8%
2013	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	50.3%	59.3%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	32.6%	31.7%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	22.2%	35.7%
2012	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	34.5%	38.4%
2013	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	35.1%	43.8%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	29.9%	41.6%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	26.5%	38.5%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	41.1%	46%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	41.6%	46.3%
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	33%	39.2%
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	22.2%	48.0%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	37.4%	38.6%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	35.1%	38.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	44.5%	47.8%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	56.9%	54.7%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	62.6%	61.8%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	69.8%	61.2%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	35%	41.5%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	45.3%	45.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	36.1%	46.7%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	48.6%	52.4%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	54.4%	58.6%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	59.7%	59.2%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	26.7%	43.5%
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	35.4%	38.6%
K-PREP EOC Test
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	26.4%	40%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	21.7%	36.0%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	13.6%	30.3%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	20.2%	36.3%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	40%	52.2%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	45.4%	55.8%
2012	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	16.5%	39.5%
2013	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	23.0%	51.3%
KCCT Test
2007	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	59.79%	61.71%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	62.52%	69.52%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	66.67%	70.27%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	70.32%	72.95%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	72.97%	72.76%
2007	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	73.54%	72.72%
2008	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	68.17%	72.65%
2009	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	69.07%	73.54%
2010	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	75.18%	76.81%
2011	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	81.26%	76%
2007	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	77.97%	66.15%
2008	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	71.01%	68.94%
2009	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	65.36%	69.98%
2010	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	62.23%	70.41%
2011	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	69.78%	70.53%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	57.35%	61.6%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	45.7%	59.68%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	56.8%	61.11%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	55.87%	55.58%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	63.3%	59.75%
2007	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	35.55%	53.37%
2008	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	40.32%	52.62%
2009	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	34.32%	55.37%
2010	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	54.19%	59.07%
2011	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	65.96%	59.74%
2007	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	26.06%	39.3%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	19.74%	38.53%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	38.56%	41.19%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	28.13%	40.28%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	42.69%	45.98%
2007	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	43.75%	60.15%
2008	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	45.88%	60.01%
2009	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	51.96%	61.84%
2010	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	54.35%	61.31%
2011	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	49.7%	65.91%
2007	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	29.7%	41.65%
2008	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	25%	41.28%
2009	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	32.03%	41.22%
2010	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	26.25%	41.14%
2011	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	45.61%	41.37%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	30.3%	43.74%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	21.71%	38.42%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	32.68%	40.68%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	18.13%	39.86%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	33.33%	41.49%
2007	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	7.36%	19.79%
2008	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	8.44%	29.73%
2009	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	18.06%	34.97%
2010	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	22.52%	35.94%
2011	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	19.38%	40.89%
2007	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	52.94%	51.85%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	51.93%	56.96%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	58.97%	60.92%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	54.87%	62.38%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	65.95%	65.11%
2007	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	65.78%	66.32%
2008	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	65.44%	66.81%
2009	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	60.04%	66.92%
2010	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	63.36%	70.21%
2011	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	62.65%	69.9%
2007	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	56.68%	55.95%
2008	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	65.03%	59.57%
2009	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	60.91%	62.72%
2010	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	38.66%	57.02%
2011	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	67.27%	64.04%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	54.08%	52.64%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	63.98%	57.82%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	63.19%	55.8%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	54.46%	56.28%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	58.19%	60.09%
2007	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	33.67%	41.92%
2008	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	41.4%	39.48%
2009	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	32.42%	42.06%
2010	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	30.2%	42.34%
2011	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	45.76%	45.22%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$23,991,000	$9,593		$24,109,000	$9,773		$24,416,000	$9,427
Federal:	$4,028,000	$1,611	16.8%	$5,093,000	$2,064	21.1%	$5,032,000	$1,943	20.6%
State:	$16,793,000	$6,715	70.0%	$16,047,000	$6,505	66.6%	$16,562,000	$6,395	67.8%
Local:	$3,170,000	$1,267	13.2%	$2,969,000	$1,203	12.3%	$2,822,000	$1,090	11.6%
Total Expenditures:	$23,080,000	$9,228		$23,466,000	$9,512		$24,034,000	$9,280
Total Current Expenditures:	$22,059,000	$8,820		$22,532,000	$9,133		$22,818,000	$8,810
Instructional Expenditures:	$12,908,000	$5,161	58.5%	$13,913,000	$5,640	61.7%	$14,470,000	$5,587	63.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,938,000	$775	8.8%	$1,750,000	$709	7.8%	$1,741,000	$672	7.6%
Administration:	$2,765,000	$1,106	12.5%	$2,648,000	$1,073	11.8%	$2,645,000	$1,021	11.6%
Operations, Food, Other:	$4,448,000	$1,778	20.2%	$4,221,000	$1,711	18.7%	$3,962,000	$1,530	17.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$320,000	$128		$254,000	$103		$452,000	$175
Construction:	$108,000	$43		$12,000	$5		$151,000	$58
Total Other:	$310,000	$124		$307,000	$124		$315,000	$122
Interest on Debt:	$391,000	$156		$373,000	$151		$449,000	$173

Total Salary:	$13,148,000	$5,257		$13,760,000	$5,578		$13,789,000	$5,324
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$8,729,000	$3,490	66.4%	$9,406,000	$3,813	68.4%	$9,514,000	$3,673	69.0%
Other Salary:	$4,419,000	$1,767	33.6%	$4,354,000	$1,765	31.6%	$4,275,000	$1,651	31.0%
Total Benefit:	$5,137,000	$2,054		$5,221,000	$2,116		$5,393,000	$2,082
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$3,349,000	$1,339	65.2%	$3,548,000	$1,438	68.0%	$3,753,000	$1,449	69.6%
Other Benefit:	$1,788,000	$715	34.8%	$1,673,000	$678	32.0%	$1,640,000	$633	30.4%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	32.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	66.9%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	27.6%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	23.9%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	28.8%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	16.6%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	3.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$39,840.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$30,938.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$36,363.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$44,468.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$49,422.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$51,835.0

* Powell County School District was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.