West Carter County High School
365 West Carter Dr
Olive Hill KY, 41164, Carter County
Phone: 606-286-2481
Ranking: (204 out of 223, bottom 9%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Carter 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: | 36 | 37 | 41 | 41 | 34 | 43 | 44 | |||||||
Total Students: | 585 | 586 | 587 | 582 | 633 | 650 | 683 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 164 | 28.0% | 165 | 28.2% | 161 | 27.4% | 137 | 23.5% | 173 | 27.3% | 175 | 26.9% | 181 | 26.5% |
Grade 10: | 153 | 26.2% | 155 | 26.5% | 135 | 23.0% | 160 | 27.5% | 172 | 27.2% | 179 | 27.5% | 166 | 24.3% |
Grade 11: | 148 | 25.3% | 131 | 22.4% | 150 | 25.6% | 146 | 25.1% | 150 | 23.7% | 148 | 22.8% | 178 | 26.1% |
Grade 12: | 120 | 20.5% | 135 | 23.0% | 141 | 24.0% | 138 | 23.7% | 138 | 21.8% | 148 | 22.8% | 158 | 23.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 289 | 49.4% | 288 | 49.1% | 295 | 50.3% | 288 | 49.5% | 317 | 50.1% | 338 | 52.0% | 360 | 52.7% |
Female: | 296 | 50.6% | 298 | 50.9% | 292 | 49.7% | 294 | 50.5% | 307 | 48.5% | 304 | 46.8% | 319 | 46.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% |
Black: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 0.7% |
White: | 580 | 99.1% | 581 | 99.1% | 579 | 98.6% | 575 | 98.8% | 629 | 99.4% | 646 | 99.4% | 677 | 99.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 341 | 58.3% | 336 | 57.3% | 262 | 44.6% | 328 | 56.4% | 388 | 61.3% | 350 | 53.8% | 373 | 54.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 7.0% | 31 | 5.3% | 21 | 3.6% | 48 | 8.2% | 48 | 7.6% | 56 | 8.6% | 58 | 8.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.36 | 15.75 | 14.38 | 14.25 | 18.73 | 15.20 | 15.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
K-PREP | ||||||
2012 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 45.1% | 50.7% |
2013 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 55.3% | 51.4% |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 37.6% | 38.6% | 42.3% |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 26.2% | 30.8% | 35.6% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.6% | 37.2% | 45.6% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 58.0% | 61.7% |
K-PREP EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 33.6% | 28.2% | 40% |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 25.8% | 33.1% | 36.0% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 24.6% | 34.2% | 30.3% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 35.6% | 30.6% | 36.3% |
2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 41.4% | 47.4% | 52.2% |
2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 58.0% | 60.4% | 55.8% |
2012 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 30% | 33.1% | 39.5% |
2013 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 34.1% | 49.2% | 51.3% |
KCCT | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 36.31% | 33.75% | 39.3% |
2008 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 17.28% | 20.31% | 38.53% |
2009 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 19.42% | 26.73% | 41.19% |
2010 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 30.34% | 24.57% | 40.28% |
2011 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 34.51% | 35.19% | 45.98% |
2007 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 38.5% | 43.49% | 60.15% |
2008 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 56.69% | 50.86% | 60.01% |
2009 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 61.68% | 53.12% | 61.84% |
2010 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 49.4% | 51.1% | 61.31% |
2011 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 67.32% | 65.8% | 65.91% |
2007 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 38.22% | 39.63% | 41.65% |
2008 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 30.86% | 33.13% | 41.28% |
2009 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 31.65% | 34.32% | 41.22% |
2010 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 41.38% | 36.42% | 41.14% |
2011 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 33.1% | 38.89% | 41.37% |
2007 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 28.66% | 34.06% | 43.74% |
2008 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 19.14% | 25.63% | 38.42% |
2009 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 33.09% | 31.35% | 40.68% |
2010 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 33.79% | 31.79% | 39.86% |
2011 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 28.17% | 34.26% | 41.49% |
2007 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 12.98% | 11.74% | 19.79% |
2008 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 6.58% | 12.66% | 29.73% |
2009 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 6.67% | 12.25% | 34.97% |
2010 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 9.86% | 15.82% | 35.94% |
2011 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 29.5% | 22.13% | 40.89% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 31.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 68.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 26.8% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 73.2% |
Mean Base Salary: | $39,425.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,493.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,701.0 |
* West Carter 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.