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Pulaski County School District is located close to the center of Kentucky. Pulaski County School District has 645.35 square miles of land area and 18.71 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Pulaski County School District population is 52,235. Pulaski County School District median household income is $34,562 in 2010-2014. Pulaski County School District median house value is $107,500 in 2010-2014. On average, Pulaski County School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (69 out of 169, top 41%) Elementary/Middle School: (32 out of 174, top 18%)* Rank: #49
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	15
Population	52,235 (2010-2014), rank #14
Population Growth	9.10% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	78.66/sq mi, rank #93
Median Household Income:	$34,562 at 2010-2014—2.81% increase since 2005-2009, rank #105
Median House Price:	$107,500 at 2010-2014—15.72% increase since 2005-2009, rank #55
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	645.35 sq mi, rank #3
Water Area:	18.71 sq mi (2.82%), rank #12
State:	Kentucky
County:	Pulaski County
City:	Somerset, Science Hill, Ferguson, Burnside, Eubank, Nancy, Russell Springs, Crab Orchard, Brodhead, Bronston
Zip:	42501, 42503, 42553, 42533, 42567, 42544, 42642, 40419, 40409, 42519, 42518
Area:	Somerset, KY

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Pulaski County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

501 University Dr

Somerset KY, 42503, Pulaski County

Phone: 606-679-1123

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	8,857	8,293	8,176	8,273	8,346	8,215	8,174
English Language Learner Students:	99	105	80	85	50	51	45
Total Teachers:	466.50	475.50	511.50	510.00	523.80	522.30	525.50
Prekindergarten:	6.60	6.60	7.60	6.60	22.00	22.00	20.00
Kindergarten:	28.00	28.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Elementary:	248.56	245.56	289.00	291.70	283.50	285.60	289.60
Secondary:	105.00	111.00	121.00	118.50	116.70	118.20	120.20
Ungraded:	78.34	84.34	93.90	93.20	101.60	96.50	95.70
Total Other Staff:	714.00	703.00	755.00	763.00	956.90	733.80	735.30
Instructional Aides:	206.00	209.00	234.00	233.00	277.00	221.20	219.20
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	21.00	20.00	14.00	15.00	12.80	13.00	15.70
Total Guidance Counselors:	16.00	16.00	17.00	19.00	18.00	17.00	18.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Other Guidance Counselors:	16.00	16.00	17.00	19.00	18.00	17.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	12.00	12.00	13.00	13.00	13.00	13.00	13.00
Library/Media Support:	3.00	3.00	5.00	5.00	5.20	5.00	5.00
District Administrators:	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.00	3.00	3.40	3.40
District Administrative Support:	27.00	26.00	29.00	32.00	42.10	28.80	29.80
School Administrators:	40.00	39.00	39.00	42.00	48.70	38.60	38.60
School Administrative Support:	63.00	65.00	70.00	71.00	95.10	67.50	71.00
Student Support Services:	26.00	27.00	30.00	28.00	33.50	27.00	28.00
Other Support Services:	297.00	283.00	301.00	303.00	408.50	299.30	293.10
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.99	17.44	15.98	16.22	15.93	15.73	15.55

Schools

Burnside Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	435 East Lake Shore Dr, Burnside KY 42519
Eubank Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	285 West Hwy 70, Eubank KY 42567
Memorial Education Center	Prekindergarten to Kindergarten	222 Langdon St, Somerset KY 42501
Nancy Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	240 Hwy 196, Nancy KY 42544
Northern Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	13215 North Hwy 39, Somerset KY 42503
Northern Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	650 Oak Leaf Ln, Somerset KY 42503
Oak Hill Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1755 Wtlo Rd, Somerset KY 42503
Pulaski Central High School	Grade 6 to Grade 12	500 Chandler St, Somerset KY 42503
Pulaski County High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	511 University Dr, Somerset KY 42503
Pulaski Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	107 West University Dr, Somerset KY 42503
Pulaski Somerset Day Treatment	Grade 6 to Grade 12	300 Chandler St, Somerset KY 42503
Shopville Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	10 Shopville Rd, Somerset KY 42503
Southern Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	198 Enterprise Dr, Somerset KY 42501
Southern Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	200 Enterprise Dr, Somerset KY 42501
Southwestern High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1765 Wtlo Rd, Somerset KY 42503

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
K-PREP Test
2012	Language Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	56.5%	50.7%
2013	Language Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	52.6%	51.4%
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	50.6%	42.3%
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	41.0%	35.6%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	50.1%	45.6%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	65.5%	61.7%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	51.1%	42.8%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	47.0%	43.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	55.6%	49.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	49.3%	47.6%
2012	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	60.9%	49.1%
2013	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	60.5%	53.7%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	54.4%	39.6%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	53.8%	43.9%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	55.4%	47%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	56.0%	48.8%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	83.7%	68.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	80.3%	68.5%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	53.2%	38.9%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	54.4%	44.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	54%	47.5%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	55.8%	47.1%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	73.7%	59.8%
2013	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	72.3%	59.3%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	44%	31.7%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	46.8%	35.7%
2012	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	40.9%	38.4%
2013	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	46.0%	43.8%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	43%	41.6%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	38.2%	38.5%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	47.3%	46%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	52.4%	46.3%
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	44.3%	39.2%
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	55.1%	48.0%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	43.2%	38.6%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	41.7%	38.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	50.4%	47.8%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	52.6%	54.7%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	64.8%	61.8%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	64.9%	61.2%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	47.4%	41.5%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	49.0%	45.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	42.3%	46.7%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	56.0%	52.4%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	60.4%	58.6%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	66.4%	59.2%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	48.6%	43.5%
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	41.0%	38.6%
K-PREP EOC Test
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	48%	40%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	43.5%	36.0%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	35.3%	30.3%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	43.5%	36.3%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	56.4%	52.2%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	59.9%	55.8%
2012	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	51.2%	39.5%
2013	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	61.2%	51.3%
KCCT Test
2007	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	64.74%	61.71%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	76.88%	69.52%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	79.47%	70.27%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	82.13%	72.95%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	80.76%	72.76%
2007	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	75.14%	72.72%
2008	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	76.82%	72.65%
2009	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	79.71%	73.54%
2010	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	81.34%	76.81%
2011	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	80.15%	76%
2007	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	69.48%	66.15%
2008	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	69.65%	68.94%
2009	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	79.79%	69.98%
2010	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	81.32%	70.41%
2011	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	82.94%	70.53%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	66.42%	61.6%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	66.25%	59.68%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	67.96%	61.11%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	69.45%	55.58%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	72.41%	59.75%
2007	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	66.23%	53.37%
2008	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	61.31%	52.62%
2009	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	60.74%	55.37%
2010	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	71.33%	59.07%
2011	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	62.73%	59.74%
2007	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	35.22%	39.3%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	43.39%	38.53%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	45.87%	41.19%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	47.25%	40.28%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	42.2%	45.98%
2007	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	62.04%	60.15%
2008	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	58.31%	60.01%
2009	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	69.45%	61.84%
2010	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	58.12%	61.31%
2011	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	60.61%	65.91%
2007	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	35.77%	41.65%
2008	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	49.53%	41.28%
2009	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	51.82%	41.22%
2010	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	50.92%	41.14%
2011	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	36%	41.37%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	37.04%	43.74%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	48.79%	38.42%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	55.17%	40.68%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	49.08%	39.86%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	45.4%	41.49%
2007	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	17.21%	19.79%
2008	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	27.53%	29.73%
2009	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	37.48%	34.97%
2010	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	33.64%	35.94%
2011	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	41.42%	40.89%
2007	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	52.09%	51.85%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	55.21%	56.96%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	63.88%	60.92%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	66.65%	62.38%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	71.05%	65.11%
2007	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	69.51%	66.32%
2008	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	69.98%	66.81%
2009	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	72.24%	66.92%
2010	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	75.03%	70.21%
2011	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	75.2%	69.9%
2007	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	55.47%	55.95%
2008	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	61.52%	59.57%
2009	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	71.23%	62.72%
2010	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	66.27%	57.02%
2011	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	74.73%	64.04%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	63.43%	52.64%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	60.04%	57.82%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	55.44%	55.8%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	63.92%	56.28%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	66.43%	60.09%
2007	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	49.39%	41.92%
2008	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	42.94%	39.48%
2009	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	46.35%	42.06%
2010	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	52.06%	42.34%
2011	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	50.87%	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:	$80,402,000	$9,834		$79,284,000	$9,583		$78,795,000	$9,441
Federal:	$12,070,000	$1,476	15.0%	$14,960,000	$1,808	18.9%	$14,088,000	$1,688	17.9%
State:	$48,961,000	$5,988	60.9%	$45,654,000	$5,518	57.6%	$46,363,000	$5,555	58.8%
Local:	$19,371,000	$2,369	24.1%	$18,670,000	$2,257	23.5%	$18,344,000	$2,198	23.3%
Total Expenditures:	$84,288,000	$10,309		$78,872,000	$9,534		$90,593,000	$10,855
Total Current Expenditures:	$72,507,000	$8,868		$71,043,000	$8,587		$70,453,000	$8,442
Instructional Expenditures:	$46,870,000	$5,733	64.6%	$47,057,000	$5,688	66.2%	$45,454,000	$5,446	64.5%
Student and Staff Support:	$6,519,000	$797	9.0%	$6,509,000	$787	9.2%	$7,162,000	$858	10.2%
Administration:	$5,097,000	$623	7.0%	$3,950,000	$477	5.6%	$4,170,000	$500	5.9%
Operations, Food, Other:	$14,021,000	$1,715	19.3%	$13,527,000	$1,635	19.0%	$13,667,000	$1,638	19.4%
Total Capital Outlay:	$8,342,000	$1,020		$5,512,000	$666		$17,248,000	$2,067
Construction:	$7,565,000	$925		$4,808,000	$581		$15,715,000	$1,883
Total Other:	$1,012,000	$124		$937,000	$113		$1,011,000	$121
Interest on Debt:	$2,427,000	$297		$1,380,000	$167		$1,880,000	$225

Total Salary:	$45,048,000	$5,510		$44,464,000	$5,375		$44,300,000	$5,308
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$30,289,000	$3,705	67.2%	$29,672,000	$3,587	66.7%	$28,915,000	$3,465	65.3%
Other Salary:	$14,759,000	$1,805	32.8%	$14,792,000	$1,788	33.3%	$15,385,000	$1,843	34.7%
Total Benefit:	$17,881,000	$2,187		$17,208,000	$2,080		$16,976,000	$2,034
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$13,715,000	$1,677	76.7%	$14,916,000	$1,803	86.7%	$14,157,000	$1,696	83.4%
Other Benefit:	$4,166,000	$510	23.3%	$2,292,000	$277	13.3%	$2,819,000	$338	16.6%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	27.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	71.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	29.2%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	19.6%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	29.9%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	16.4%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	4.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,662.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,652.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$39,254.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$45,096.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$47,950.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$48,573.0

* Pulaski County School District was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.