Whitley County High School
350 Blvd Of Champions
Williamsburg KY, 40769, Whitley County
Phone: 606-549-7025
Ranking: (49 out of 223, top 22%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Whitley 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: | 71 | 75 | 80 | 79 | 67 | 76 | 73 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,113 | 1,135 | 1,171 | 1,223 | 1,273 | 1,245 | 1,260 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 305 | 27.4% | 345 | 30.4% | 312 | 26.6% | 352 | 28.8% | 380 | 29.9% | 355 | 28.5% | 407 | 32.3% |
Grade 10: | 310 | 27.9% | 261 | 23.0% | 320 | 27.3% | 325 | 26.6% | 324 | 25.5% | 340 | 27.3% | 331 | 26.3% |
Grade 11: | 255 | 22.9% | 276 | 24.3% | 281 | 24.0% | 291 | 23.8% | 299 | 23.5% | 301 | 24.2% | 295 | 23.4% |
Grade 12: | 242 | 21.7% | 251 | 22.1% | 258 | 22.0% | 253 | 20.7% | 270 | 21.2% | 249 | 20.0% | 227 | 18.0% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 554 | 49.8% | 588 | 51.8% | 604 | 51.6% | 605 | 49.5% | 614 | 48.2% | 582 | 46.7% | 593 | 47.1% |
Female: | 559 | 50.2% | 547 | 48.2% | 567 | 48.4% | 618 | 50.5% | 649 | 51.0% | 651 | 52.3% | 663 | 52.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 10 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% |
Black: | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% |
White: | 1,094 | 98.3% | 1,125 | 99.1% | 1,164 | 99.4% | 1,218 | 99.6% | 1,268 | 99.6% | 1,239 | 99.5% | 1,255 | 99.6% |
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: | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 770 | 69.2% | 746 | 65.7% | 732 | 62.5% | 798 | 65.2% | 837 | 65.8% | 749 | 60.2% | 783 | 62.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 70 | 6.3% | 81 | 7.1% | 109 | 9.3% | 89 | 7.3% | 116 | 9.1% | 125 | 10.0% | 123 | 9.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.68 | 15.13 | 14.73 | 15.54 | 19.14 | 16.30 | 17.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
K-PREP | ||||||
2012 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 45.4% | 50.7% |
2013 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 54.8% | 51.4% |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 43.9% | 42.3% |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.0% | 50.0% | 35.6% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 43.9% | 45.6% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 74.8% | 61.7% |
K-PREP EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 23.7% | 23.1% | 40% |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 24.9% | 24.5% | 36.0% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 13% | 12.5% | 30.3% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 24.4% | 23.7% | 36.3% |
2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 44% | 42.7% | 52.2% |
2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 59.1% | 57.7% | 55.8% |
2012 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 42.6% | 41.5% | 39.5% |
2013 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 52.4% | 51.6% | 51.3% |
KCCT | ||||||
2007 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 31.75% | 31.75% | 39.3% |
2008 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 32.5% | 32.5% | 38.53% |
2009 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 43.17% | 43.17% | 41.19% |
2010 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 45.85% | 45.85% | 40.28% |
2011 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 50.74% | 50.55% | 45.98% |
2007 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 76.68% | 76.68% | 60.15% |
2008 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 63.22% | 63.03% | 60.01% |
2009 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 72.97% | 72.97% | 61.84% |
2010 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 71.88% | 71.88% | 61.31% |
2011 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 74.84% | 74.84% | 65.91% |
2007 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 50% | 50% | 41.65% |
2008 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 36.43% | 36.43% | 41.28% |
2009 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 45.76% | 45.76% | 41.22% |
2010 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 46.57% | 46.57% | 41.14% |
2011 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 51.84% | 51.65% | 41.37% |
2007 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 53.17% | 53.17% | 43.74% |
2008 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 37.14% | 37.14% | 38.42% |
2009 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 52.4% | 52.4% | 40.68% |
2010 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 49.82% | 49.82% | 39.86% |
2011 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 47.79% | 47.62% | 41.49% |
2007 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 20.8% | 20.8% | 19.79% |
2008 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 37.55% | 37.55% | 29.73% |
2009 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 52.16% | 52.16% | 34.97% |
2010 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 51.85% | 51.85% | 35.94% |
2011 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 65.35% | 65.35% | 40.89% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 14.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 85.5% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 17.1% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 82.9% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,262.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,567.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,262.0 |
* Whitley County High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.