Spencer County High School
520 Taylorsville Rd
Taylorsville KY, 40071, Spencer County
Phone: 502-477-3255
Ranking: (191 out of 223, bottom 14%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Spencer County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 44 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 38 | 37 | 36 | |||||||
Total Students: | 791 | 829 | 798 | 799 | 870 | 813 | 791 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 225 | 28.4% | 214 | 25.8% | 231 | 28.9% | 206 | 25.8% | 265 | 30.5% | 215 | 26.4% | 237 | 30.0% |
Grade 10: | 206 | 26.0% | 204 | 24.6% | 186 | 23.3% | 235 | 29.4% | 217 | 24.9% | 221 | 27.2% | 207 | 26.2% |
Grade 11: | 186 | 23.5% | 181 | 21.8% | 217 | 27.2% | 179 | 22.4% | 194 | 22.3% | 203 | 25.0% | 180 | 22.8% |
Grade 12: | 173 | 21.9% | 228 | 27.5% | 164 | 20.6% | 179 | 22.4% | 194 | 22.3% | 173 | 21.3% | 166 | 21.0% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 417 | 52.7% | 434 | 52.4% | 419 | 52.5% | 429 | 53.7% | 461 | 53.0% | 418 | 51.4% | 418 | 52.8% |
Female: | 374 | 47.3% | 395 | 47.6% | 379 | 47.5% | 370 | 46.3% | 399 | 45.9% | 386 | 47.5% | 367 | 46.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 16 | 2.0% | 19 | 2.3% | 16 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% |
Black: | 17 | 2.1% | 24 | 2.9% | 23 | 2.9% | 13 | 1.6% | 20 | 2.3% | 16 | 2.0% | 14 | 1.8% |
White: | 727 | 91.9% | 756 | 91.2% | 735 | 92.1% | 747 | 93.5% | 841 | 96.7% | 786 | 96.7% | 770 | 97.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 25 | 3.2% | 24 | 2.9% | 18 | 2.3% | 22 | 2.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 232 | 29.3% | 236 | 28.5% | 233 | 29.2% | 234 | 29.3% | 257 | 29.5% | 272 | 33.5% | 208 | 26.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 6.2% | 38 | 4.6% | 47 | 5.9% | 37 | 4.6% | 77 | 8.9% | 46 | 5.7% | 29 | 3.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.98 | 19.20 | 19.77 | 19.09 | 22.96 | 22.00 | 22.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
K-PREP | ||||||
2012 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 59% | 55.9% | 50.7% |
2013 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 53.1% | 51.4% |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 52.4% | 42.3% |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 32.3% | 30.6% | 35.6% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 37% | 35.8% | 45.6% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.0% | 59.4% | 61.7% |
K-PREP EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 20.1% | 19.1% | 40% |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 26.1% | 24.8% | 36.0% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 26.8% | 26.8% | 36.3% |
2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 63.6% | 60% | 52.2% |
2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 61.4% | 60.9% | 55.8% |
2012 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 28.1% | 27.1% | 39.5% |
2013 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 44.7% | 43.8% | 51.3% |
KCCT | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 30.32% | 30.13% | 39.3% |
2008 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 29.35% | 29.35% | 38.53% |
2009 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 26.5% | 26.37% | 41.19% |
2010 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 31.31% | 31.31% | 40.28% |
2011 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 44.07% | 43.33% | 45.98% |
2007 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 51.28% | 50.76% | 60.15% |
2008 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 50% | 50% | 60.01% |
2009 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 49.53% | 49.77% | 61.84% |
2010 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 55% | 55% | 61.31% |
2011 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 61.7% | 61.44% | 65.91% |
2007 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 31.61% | 31.41% | 41.65% |
2008 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 28.26% | 28.26% | 41.28% |
2009 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 20% | 19.9% | 41.22% |
2010 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 29.29% | 29.29% | 41.14% |
2011 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 37.85% | 37.22% | 41.37% |
2007 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 37.42% | 37.18% | 43.74% |
2008 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 25% | 25% | 38.42% |
2009 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 21.5% | 21.39% | 40.68% |
2010 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 24.24% | 24.24% | 39.86% |
2011 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 43.5% | 42.78% | 41.49% |
2007 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 15.34% | 15.34% | 19.79% |
2008 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 22.7% | 22.38% | 29.73% |
2009 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 25.42% | 25.42% | 34.97% |
2010 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 17.65% | 17.65% | 35.94% |
2011 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 27.27% | 27.27% | 40.89% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 23.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 76.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 26.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 73.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $43,449.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,272.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,084.0 |
* Spencer County High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.