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Ballard County School District

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Ballard County School District is located in west Kentucky. Ballard County School District has 246.66 square miles of land area and 27.03 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Ballard County School District population is 8,274. Ballard County School District median household income is $42,852 in 2010-2014. Ballard County School District median house value is $94,600 in 2010-2014. On average, Ballard County School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (38 out of 169, top 22%) Elementary/Middle School: (64 out of 174, top 37%)* Rank: #50
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	4
Population	8,274 (2010-2014), rank #129
Population Growth	1.14% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	30.23/sq mi, rank #166
Median Household Income:	$42,852 at 2010-2014—3.82% increase since 2005-2009, rank #53
Median House Price:	$94,600 at 2010-2014—30.30% increase since 2005-2009, rank #84
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	246.66 sq mi, rank #82
Water Area:	27.03 sq mi (9.88%), rank #7
State:	Kentucky
County:	Ballard County
City:	Wickliffe, Lovelaceville, Kevil, La Center, Blandville, Barlow, Bandana
Zip:	42087, 42060, 42053, 42056, 42024, 42022
Area:	Paducah, KY-IL

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Ballard County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

3465 Paducah Rd

Barlow KY, 42024, Ballard County

Phone: 270-665-8400

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,407	1,448	1,467	1,460	1,467	1,420	1,448
English Language Learner Students:	1	1	1	2	1	0	1
Total Teachers:	87.00	88.00	79.00	79.35	98.80	99.80	97.90
Prekindergarten:	4.00	4.00	0.00	1.20	4.00	4.00	4.00
Kindergarten:	6.00	4.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Elementary:	39.00	33.00	38.00	37.15	39.20	41.20	39.20
Secondary:	19.00	19.00	20.00	20.00	21.60	20.60	19.70
Ungraded:	19.00	28.00	21.00	21.00	34.00	34.00	35.00
Total Other Staff:	128.00	134.00	135.00	137.00	180.20	142.60	139.30
Instructional Aides:	20.00	20.00	26.00	26.00	38.80	32.00	29.60
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.90	1.90	1.90
Total Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Other Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	4.00	4.00	5.00	5.00	3.60	3.00	3.00
District Administrative Support:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	4.70	3.00	3.00
School Administrators:	11.00	12.00	12.00	12.00	14.40	11.50	11.30
School Administrative Support:	14.00	16.00	15.00	15.00	20.70	15.20	16.30
Student Support Services:	6.00	6.00	7.00	7.00	7.70	7.00	5.90
Other Support Services:	62.00	66.00	61.00	63.00	83.40	65.00	63.30
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.17	16.45	18.57	18.40	14.85	14.23	14.79

Schools

Ballard Co. Preschool/Headstart Center	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	455 Olive St, La Center KY 42056
Ballard County Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	3383 Paducah Rd, Barlow KY 42024
Ballard County Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	3561 Paducah Rd, Barlow KY 42024
Ballard Memorial High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	3561 Paducah Rd, Barlow KY 42024

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
K-PREP Test
2012	Language Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	59.6%	50.7%
2013	Language Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	56.9%	51.4%
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	40%	42.3%
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	37.2%	35.6%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	44.2%	45.6%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	54.7%	61.7%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	53.5%	42.8%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	41.5%	43.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	61.4%	49.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	50.9%	47.6%
2012	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	56%	49.1%
2013	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	58.7%	53.7%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	28.6%	39.6%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	37.5%	43.9%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	38.5%	47%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	50.0%	48.8%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	71.4%	68.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	70.2%	68.5%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	38%	38.9%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	22.7%	44.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	59.3%	47.5%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	52.6%	47.1%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	75%	59.8%
2013	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	59.8%	59.3%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	36.1%	31.7%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	23.7%	35.7%
2012	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	53.8%	38.4%
2013	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	56.8%	43.8%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	44.2%	41.6%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	33.9%	38.5%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	49%	46%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	52.5%	46.3%
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	42.3%	39.2%
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	54.2%	48.0%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	42.6%	38.6%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	34.6%	38.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	41.7%	47.8%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	59.8%	54.7%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	70.4%	61.8%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	58.9%	61.2%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	67.3%	41.5%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	64.2%	45.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	60.2%	46.7%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	52.5%	52.4%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	76.5%	58.6%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	66.7%	59.2%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	44.9%	43.5%
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	35.0%	38.6%
K-PREP EOC Test
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	26.2%	40%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	26.7%	36.0%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	21.8%	30.3%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	44.6%	36.3%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	41.2%	52.2%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	50.9%	55.8%
2012	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	22.9%	39.5%
2013	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	43.0%	51.3%
KCCT Test
2007	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	47.73%	61.71%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	59.81%	69.52%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	57.14%	70.27%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	73.8%	72.95%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	67.47%	72.76%
2007	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	67.53%	72.72%
2008	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	74.37%	72.65%
2009	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	68.37%	73.54%
2010	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	82.11%	76.81%
2011	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	77.51%	76%
2007	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	54.62%	66.15%
2008	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	75.79%	68.94%
2009	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	62.14%	69.98%
2010	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	69.15%	70.41%
2011	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	78.3%	70.53%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	48.39%	61.6%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	65.52%	59.68%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	61.86%	61.11%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	36.04%	55.58%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	55%	59.75%
2007	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	40.86%	53.37%
2008	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	63.79%	52.62%
2009	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	75.26%	55.37%
2010	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	61.26%	59.07%
2011	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	62%	59.74%
2007	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	34.78%	39.3%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	31.58%	38.53%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	54.17%	41.19%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	52.53%	40.28%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	51.06%	45.98%
2007	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	65.38%	60.15%
2008	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	68.37%	60.01%
2009	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	74.51%	61.84%
2010	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	70.41%	61.31%
2011	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	81.44%	65.91%
2007	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	33.7%	41.65%
2008	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	35.96%	41.28%
2009	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	53.13%	41.22%
2010	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	51.52%	41.14%
2011	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	48.94%	41.37%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	39.13%	43.74%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	35.09%	38.42%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	47.92%	40.68%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	57.58%	39.86%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	47.87%	41.49%
2007	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	25.88%	19.79%
2008	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	21.51%	29.73%
2009	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	26.96%	34.97%
2010	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	34.44%	35.94%
2011	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	52.43%	40.89%
2007	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	65.87%	51.85%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	68.71%	56.96%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	69.45%	60.92%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	72.59%	62.38%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	71.9%	65.11%
2007	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	75.09%	66.32%
2008	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	77.21%	66.81%
2009	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	75.88%	66.92%
2010	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	77.57%	70.21%
2011	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	78.55%	69.9%
2007	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	66.67%	55.95%
2008	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	67.74%	59.57%
2009	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	78.5%	62.72%
2010	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	65.79%	57.02%
2011	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	86.14%	64.04%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	65.09%	52.64%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	73.91%	57.82%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	68.48%	55.8%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	67.89%	56.28%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	67.54%	60.09%
2007	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	48.11%	41.92%
2008	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	47.83%	39.48%
2009	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	47.83%	42.06%
2010	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	42.2%	42.34%
2011	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	38.6%	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:	$16,879,000	$11,506		$16,941,000	$11,603		$15,634,000	$10,657
Federal:	$1,903,000	$1,297	11.3%	$2,275,000	$1,558	13.4%	$1,763,000	$1,202	11.3%
State:	$10,827,000	$7,380	64.1%	$10,831,000	$7,418	63.9%	$10,079,000	$6,870	64.5%
Local:	$4,149,000	$2,828	24.6%	$3,835,000	$2,627	22.6%	$3,792,000	$2,585	24.3%
Total Expenditures:	$14,833,000	$10,111		$16,789,000	$11,499		$16,140,000	$11,002
Total Current Expenditures:	$13,535,000	$9,226		$13,298,000	$9,108		$13,352,000	$9,102
Instructional Expenditures:	$7,406,000	$5,048	54.7%	$7,312,000	$5,008	55.0%	$7,646,000	$5,212	57.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$914,000	$623	6.8%	$998,000	$684	7.5%	$892,000	$608	6.7%
Administration:	$2,218,000	$1,512	16.4%	$2,063,000	$1,413	15.5%	$1,965,000	$1,339	14.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,997,000	$2,043	22.1%	$2,925,000	$2,003	22.0%	$2,849,000	$1,942	21.3%
Total Capital Outlay:	$264,000	$180		$2,069,000	$1,417		$2,191,000	$1,494
Construction:	$123,000	$84		$1,666,000	$1,141		$1,893,000	$1,290
Total Other:	$90,000	$61		$95,000	$65		$108,000	$74
Interest on Debt:	$944,000	$643		$1,327,000	$909		$489,000	$333

Total Salary:	$8,107,000	$5,526		$8,204,000	$5,619		$8,287,000	$5,649
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$5,272,000	$3,594	65.0%	$5,275,000	$3,613	64.3%	$5,438,000	$3,707	65.6%
Other Salary:	$2,835,000	$1,933	35.0%	$2,929,000	$2,006	35.7%	$2,849,000	$1,942	34.4%
Total Benefit:	$3,193,000	$2,177		$3,133,000	$2,146		$3,066,000	$2,090
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,696,000	$1,156	53.1%	$1,703,000	$1,166	54.4%	$1,819,000	$1,240	59.3%
Other Benefit:	$1,497,000	$1,020	46.9%	$1,430,000	$979	45.6%	$1,247,000	$850	40.7%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	38.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	60.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	27.6%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	30.3%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	22.4%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	11.8%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	7.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$38,445.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$30,578.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$36,787.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$42,897.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$46,350.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$47,863.0

* Ballard 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.