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Bell County School District

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Bell County School District is located in southeast Kentucky. Bell County School District has 350.07 square miles of land area and 1.97 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Bell County School District population is 16,674. Bell County School District median household income is $29,059 in 2006-2010. Bell County School District median house value is $56,800 in 2006-2010. On average, Bell County School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (111 out of 169, bottom 34%) Elementary/Middle School: (85 out of 174, top 49%)* Rank: #111
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	10
Population	16,674 (2010), rank #71
Population Growth	-0.79% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	47.36/sq mi, rank #129
Median Household Income:	$29,059 at 2006-2010—10.04% increase since 2005-2009, rank #135
Median House Price:	$56,800 at 2006-2010—7.58% increase since 2005-2009, rank #162
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	350.07 sq mi, rank #44
Water Area:	1.97 sq mi (0.56%), rank #100
State:	Kentucky
County:	Bell County
City:	Middlesboro, Hulen, Miracle, Calvin, Pineville, Frakes, Fourmile, Kettle Island, Stoney Fork, Arjay, Beverly
Zip:	40965, 40845, 40856, 40813, 40977, 40940, 40939, 40958, 40988, 40902, 40913
Area:	Middlesborough, KY

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Bell County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

211 Virginia Ave

Pineville KY, 40977, Bell County

Phone: 606-337-7051

Students and Teachers

	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,111	3,151	3,183
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	213.50	223.00	234.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	0.00	0.00	NA
Elementary:	138.00	141.00	150.00
Secondary:	44.50	47.00	48.00
Ungraded:	31.00	35.00	36.00
Total Other Staff:	358.50	297.30	316.00
Instructional Aides:	64.00	59.60	64.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	4.00	4.00	3.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	8.00	8.00	10.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA
Other Guidance Counselors:	8.00	8.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	7.00	7.00	7.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	6.60	5.70	4.70
District Administrative Support:	12.10	9.90	9.00
School Administrators:	27.30	17.00	21.00
School Administrative Support:	52.50	41.80	38.30
Student Support Services:	10.40	8.00	12.00
Other Support Services:	166.60	136.30	147.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.57	14.13	13.60

Schools

Bell Central School Center	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	Rr 1 Box 87c, Pineville KY 40977
Bell County High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	9824 Us Hwy 25e, Pineville KY 40977
Frakes School Center	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	Hwy 190, Frakes KY 40940
Lone Jack School Center	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	Jct. 92 And Hwy 25e, Fourmile KY 40939
Page School Center	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	239 Page School Rd, Pineville KY 40977
Recovery Alternative School/Day Treatment	Grade 4 to Grade 12	Rt 7 Box 198e, Pineville KY 40977
Rightfork School Center	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	Hc 86 Box 1250, Stoney Fork KY 40988
Yellow Creek School Center	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	4840 West Cumberland Ave, Middlesboro KY 40965

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
KCCT Test
2007	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	54.23%	61.71%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	66.07%	69.52%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	76.96%	70.27%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	76.05%	72.95%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	75.38%	72.76%
2007	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	69.73%	72.72%
2008	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	74.29%	72.65%
2009	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	79.32%	73.54%
2010	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	80.38%	76.81%
2011	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	78.4%	76%
2007	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	64.98%	66.15%
2008	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	72.69%	68.94%
2009	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	75.97%	69.98%
2010	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	79.4%	70.41%
2011	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	81.22%	70.53%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	50%	61.6%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	55.7%	59.68%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	57.82%	61.11%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	49.78%	55.58%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	54.71%	59.75%
2007	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	53.66%	53.37%
2008	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	54.82%	52.62%
2009	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	56.87%	55.37%
2010	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	65.94%	59.07%
2011	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	59.19%	59.74%
2007	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	23.12%	39.3%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	33.52%	38.53%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	34.95%	41.19%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	32.98%	40.28%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	36.93%	45.98%
2007	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	61.65%	60.15%
2008	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	68.1%	60.01%
2009	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	72.41%	61.84%
2010	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	57.21%	61.31%
2011	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	69.71%	65.91%
2007	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	33.33%	41.65%
2008	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	49.72%	41.28%
2009	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	38.71%	41.22%
2010	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	41.49%	41.14%
2011	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	40.34%	41.37%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	33.33%	43.74%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	43.58%	38.42%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	47.85%	40.68%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	42.02%	39.86%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	40.91%	41.49%
2007	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	13.37%	19.79%
2008	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	26.11%	29.73%
2009	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	36.36%	34.97%
2010	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	36.87%	35.94%
2011	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	46.2%	40.89%
2007	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	38.19%	51.85%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	54.52%	56.96%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	63.6%	60.92%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	63.14%	62.38%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	69.4%	65.11%
2007	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	60.71%	66.32%
2008	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	69.21%	66.81%
2009	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	72.52%	66.92%
2010	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	71.81%	70.21%
2011	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	75.58%	69.9%
2007	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	48.26%	55.95%
2008	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	62.39%	59.57%
2009	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	70.83%	62.72%
2010	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	56.83%	57.02%
2011	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	68.29%	64.04%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	35.48%	52.64%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	47.56%	57.82%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	46.93%	55.8%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	57.85%	56.28%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	61.68%	60.09%
2007	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	30.65%	41.92%
2008	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	37.33%	39.48%
2009	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	48.25%	42.06%
2010	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	49.17%	42.34%
2011	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	53.74%	45.22%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2009			2008			2007
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$31,771,000	$10,083		$32,046,000	$10,068		$30,413,000	$9,945
Federal:	$4,773,000	$1,515	15.0%	$5,036,000	$1,582	15.7%	$4,860,000	$1,589	16.0%
State:	$22,640,000	$7,185	71.3%	$23,183,000	$7,283	72.3%	$21,797,000	$7,128	71.7%
Local:	$4,358,000	$1,383	13.7%	$3,827,000	$1,202	11.9%	$3,756,000	$1,228	12.3%
Total Expenditures:	$35,349,000	$11,218		$33,185,000	$10,426		$28,891,000	$9,448
Total Current Expenditures:	$29,466,000	$9,351		$29,606,000	$9,301		$27,620,000	$9,032
Instructional Expenditures:	$17,171,000	$5,449	58.3%	$17,130,000	$5,382	57.9%	$15,513,000	$5,073	56.2%
Student and Staff Support:	$3,461,000	$1,098	11.7%	$3,510,000	$1,103	11.9%	$3,401,000	$1,112	12.3%
Administration:	$2,558,000	$812	8.7%	$2,577,000	$810	8.7%	$2,551,000	$834	9.2%
Operations, Food, Other:	$6,276,000	$1,992	21.3%	$6,389,000	$2,007	21.6%	$6,155,000	$2,013	22.3%
Total Capital Outlay:	$5,024,000	$1,594		$2,934,000	$922		$605,000	$198
Construction:	$4,509,000	$1,431		$2,308,000	$725		$0	$0
Total Other:	$497,000	$158		$503,000	$158		$503,000	$164
Interest on Debt:	$362,000	$115		$142,000	$45		$163,000	$53

Total Salary:	$18,453,000	$5,856		$18,955,000	$5,955		$17,673,000	$5,779
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$12,088,000	$3,836	65.5%	$12,314,000	$3,869	65.0%	$11,313,000	$3,699	64.0%
Other Salary:	$6,365,000	$2,020	34.5%	$6,641,000	$2,086	35.0%	$6,360,000	$2,080	36.0%
Total Benefit:	$6,651,000	$2,111		$6,674,000	$2,097		$5,944,000	$1,944
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$4,034,000	$1,280	60.7%	$3,949,000	$1,241	59.2%	$3,386,000	$1,107	57.0%
Other Benefit:	$2,617,000	$831	39.3%	$2,725,000	$856	40.8%	$2,558,000	$836	43.0%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	15.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	83.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	18.6%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	27.4%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	32.6%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	18.1%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	3.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,884.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,625.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$39,282.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$45,345.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$48,824.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$49,160.0

* Bell County School District was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.