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Daviess County School District is located in west Kentucky. Daviess County School District has 450.81 square miles of land area and 17.38 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Daviess County School District population is 67,692. Daviess County School District median household income is $52,042 in 2010-2014. Daviess County School District median house value is $124,800 in 2010-2014. On average, Daviess County School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (72 out of 169, top 43%) Elementary/Middle School: (8 out of 174, top 5%)* Rank: #38
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	22
Population	67,692 (2010-2014), rank #9
Population Growth	2.09% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	144.58/sq mi, rank #71
Median Household Income:	$52,042 at 2010-2014—6.53% increase since 2005-2009, rank #17
Median House Price:	$124,800 at 2010-2014—9.96% increase since 2005-2009, rank #36
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	450.81 sq mi, rank #19
Water Area:	17.38 sq mi (3.71%), rank #14
State:	Kentucky
County:	Daviess County
City:	Whitesville, Philpot, Utica, Owensboro, Hawesville, Lewisport, Maceo, Calhoun, Maple Mount, Masonville
Zip:	42378, 42366, 42376, 42303, 42348, 42351, 42355, 42327, 42301, 42356
Area:	Owensboro, KY

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Daviess County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

1622 Southeastern Parkway

Owensboro KY, 42303, Daviess County

Phone: 270-852-7000

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	11,560	11,381	11,426	11,310	11,355	11,289	11,315
English Language Learner Students:	276	222	160	138	131	134	102
Total Teachers:	681.65	684.91	698.14	691.84	775.90	712.10	714.30
Prekindergarten:	17.00	16.70	14.00	14.00	15.00	15.00	16.00
Kindergarten:	37.90	38.67	42.00	29.00	31.00	34.00	33.00
Elementary:	361.59	243.00	240.25	361.67	415.90	362.10	356.10
Secondary:	148.50	148.37	152.28	150.50	154.10	156.00	161.00
Ungraded:	116.66	238.17	249.61	136.67	159.90	145.00	148.20
Total Other Staff:	987.00	990.00	1,001.00	1,028.00	1,328.40	1,004.40	997.10
Instructional Aides:	244.00	245.00	253.00	272.00	308.20	248.90	242.10
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	30.00	29.00	24.00	24.00	26.00	23.00	24.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	26.00	27.00	27.00	27.00	30.20	28.00	26.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Other Guidance Counselors:	26.00	27.00	27.00	27.00	30.20	28.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	18.00	19.00	19.00	19.00	19.30	17.80	18.50
Library/Media Support:	5.00	5.00	4.00	5.00	7.80	5.00	5.00
District Administrators:	6.00	6.00	6.00	7.00	8.70	6.00	6.00
District Administrative Support:	37.00	37.00	37.00	35.00	59.10	41.30	41.40
School Administrators:	75.00	81.00	86.00	89.00	78.90	71.30	76.30
School Administrative Support:	73.00	73.00	74.00	76.00	111.80	76.30	76.80
Student Support Services:	49.00	43.00	50.00	52.00	57.00	46.70	43.90
Other Support Services:	424.00	425.00	421.00	422.00	621.40	440.10	437.10
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.96	16.62	16.37	16.35	14.63	15.85	15.84

Schools

Apollo High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	2280 Tamarack Rd, Owensboro KY 42301
Audubon Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	300 Worthington Rd, Owensboro KY 42301
Beacon Central Alternative High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	6500 Us Hwy 231, Utica KY 42376
College View Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	5061 New Hartford Rd, Owensboro KY 42303
Country Heights Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	4961 Kentucky 54, Owensboro KY 42303
Daviess County High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	4255 New Hartford Rd, Owensboro KY 42303
Daviess County Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1415 East Fourth St, Owensboro KY 42303
Deer Park Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	4959 New Hartford Rd, Owensboro KY 42303
East View Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	6104 Ky Hwy 405, Owensboro KY 42303
F T Burns Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	4514 Goetz Dr, Owensboro KY 42301
F T Burns Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	4610 Goetz Dr, Owensboro KY 42301
Highland Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	2909 Kentucky 54, Owensboro KY 42303
Kentucky Technology - Daviess County Campus	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1901 Southeastern Parkway, Owensboro KY 42303
Meadow Lands Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	3500 Hayden Rd, Owensboro KY 42303
Owensboro Treatment Center	Grade 7 to Grade 12	3001 Leitchfield Rd, Owensboro KY 42303
Sorgho Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	5390 Ky Hwy 56, Owensboro KY 42301
Southern Oaks Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	7525 U.S. Hwy 431, Utica KY 42376
Tamarack Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1733 Tamarack Rd, Owensboro KY 42301
Valley Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	1000 Industrial Rd, Owensboro KY 42301
Valley High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1000 Industrial Rd, Owensboro KY 42301
West Louisville Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	8400 Hwy 56, Owensboro KY 42301
Whitesville Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	9656 Ky 54, Whitesville KY 42378

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
K-PREP Test
2012	Language Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	62.9%	50.7%
2013	Language Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	60.5%	51.4%
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	46.3%	42.3%
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	31.1%	35.6%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	36.1%	45.6%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	64.0%	61.7%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	53.3%	42.8%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	47.2%	43.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	61.7%	49.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	54.2%	47.6%
2012	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	58.6%	49.1%
2013	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	70.1%	53.7%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	52.8%	39.6%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	56.0%	43.9%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	53.2%	47%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	56.9%	48.8%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	77.8%	68.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	78.2%	68.5%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	51.9%	38.9%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	56.5%	44.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	55.8%	47.5%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	54.0%	47.1%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	67.9%	59.8%
2013	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	65.7%	59.3%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	37.6%	31.7%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	39.0%	35.7%
2012	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	48.6%	38.4%
2013	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	56.5%	43.8%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	47.8%	41.6%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	45.3%	38.5%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	54.8%	46%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	59.2%	46.3%
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	47.3%	39.2%
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	60.6%	48.0%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	49.9%	38.6%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	52.7%	38.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	58.5%	47.8%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.1%	54.7%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	72.5%	61.8%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	72.2%	61.2%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	46.2%	41.5%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	56.7%	45.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	55.2%	46.7%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	66.6%	52.4%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	62.9%	58.6%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	66.8%	59.2%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	56.9%	43.5%
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	53.7%	38.6%
K-PREP EOC Test
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	39.5%	40%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	37.2%	36.0%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	25.9%	30.3%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	40.5%	36.3%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	56.1%	52.2%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	60.8%	55.8%
2012	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	34.7%	39.5%
2013	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	57.8%	51.3%
KCCT Test
2007	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	75.18%	61.71%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	79.54%	69.52%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	81.03%	70.27%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	82.13%	72.95%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	79.36%	72.76%
2007	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	84.93%	72.72%
2008	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	86.22%	72.65%
2009	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	85.5%	73.54%
2010	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	88.07%	76.81%
2011	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	84.93%	76%
2007	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	79.73%	66.15%
2008	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	78.58%	68.94%
2009	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	78.74%	69.98%
2010	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	79.92%	70.41%
2011	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	77.13%	70.53%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	74.75%	61.6%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	73.78%	59.68%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	70.06%	61.11%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	62.63%	55.58%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	64.75%	59.75%
2007	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	71.95%	53.37%
2008	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	72.57%	52.62%
2009	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	70.78%	55.37%
2010	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	75.21%	59.07%
2011	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	71.39%	59.74%
2007	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	42.46%	39.3%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	39.85%	38.53%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	42.42%	41.19%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	36.05%	40.28%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	43.18%	45.98%
2007	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	65.81%	60.15%
2008	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	67.75%	60.01%
2009	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	66%	61.84%
2010	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	67.72%	61.31%
2011	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	66.99%	65.91%
2007	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	48.91%	41.65%
2008	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	45.02%	41.28%
2009	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	46.28%	41.22%
2010	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	40.41%	41.14%
2011	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	45.86%	41.37%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	51.34%	43.74%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	43.63%	38.42%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	51.73%	40.68%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	33.06%	39.86%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	45.22%	41.49%
2007	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	18.38%	19.79%
2008	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	27.2%	29.73%
2009	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	27.16%	34.97%
2010	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	28.59%	35.94%
2011	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	30.43%	40.89%
2007	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	68.05%	51.85%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	72.44%	56.96%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	72.27%	60.92%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	72.31%	62.38%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	72.12%	65.11%
2007	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	77.27%	66.32%
2008	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	79.54%	66.81%
2009	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	78.8%	66.92%
2010	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	80.95%	70.21%
2011	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	79.3%	69.9%
2007	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	76.61%	55.95%
2008	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	73.37%	59.57%
2009	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	77.99%	62.72%
2010	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	70.86%	57.02%
2011	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	73.21%	64.04%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	62.79%	52.64%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	73.22%	57.82%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	63.9%	55.8%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	66.79%	56.28%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	62.98%	60.09%
2007	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	54.91%	41.92%
2008	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	55.19%	39.48%
2009	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	55.47%	42.06%
2010	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	55.13%	42.34%
2011	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	52.62%	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:	$113,063,000	$9,895		$113,433,000	$10,029		$112,546,000	$9,912
Federal:	$10,951,000	$958	9.7%	$16,355,000	$1,446	14.4%	$15,813,000	$1,393	14.1%
State:	$66,180,000	$5,792	58.5%	$62,539,000	$5,530	55.1%	$62,900,000	$5,539	55.9%
Local:	$35,932,000	$3,145	31.8%	$34,539,000	$3,054	30.4%	$33,833,000	$2,980	30.1%
Total Expenditures:	$111,487,000	$9,757		$119,052,000	$10,526		$108,872,000	$9,588
Total Current Expenditures:	$102,158,000	$8,941		$101,975,000	$9,016		$100,300,000	$8,833
Instructional Expenditures:	$63,341,000	$5,544	62.0%	$64,092,000	$5,667	62.9%	$64,195,000	$5,653	64.0%
Student and Staff Support:	$8,219,000	$719	8.0%	$7,629,000	$675	7.5%	$7,426,000	$654	7.4%
Administration:	$9,050,000	$792	8.9%	$8,716,000	$771	8.5%	$10,061,000	$886	10.0%
Operations, Food, Other:	$21,548,000	$1,886	21.1%	$21,538,000	$1,904	21.1%	$18,618,000	$1,640	18.6%
Total Capital Outlay:	$6,020,000	$527		$13,721,000	$1,213		$5,503,000	$485
Construction:	$1,981,000	$173		$10,561,000	$934		$3,473,000	$306
Total Other:	$823,000	$72		$796,000	$70		$733,000	$65
Interest on Debt:	$2,486,000	$218		$2,560,000	$226		$2,336,000	$206

Total Salary:	$63,958,000	$5,598		$64,365,000	$5,691		$64,481,000	$5,679
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$44,581,000	$3,902	69.7%	$45,726,000	$4,043	71.0%	$45,821,000	$4,035	71.1%
Other Salary:	$19,377,000	$1,696	30.3%	$18,639,000	$1,648	29.0%	$18,660,000	$1,643	28.9%
Total Benefit:	$23,202,000	$2,031		$22,766,000	$2,013		$22,257,000	$1,960
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$15,085,000	$1,320	65.0%	$14,664,000	$1,297	64.4%	$14,429,000	$1,271	64.8%
Other Benefit:	$8,117,000	$710	35.0%	$8,102,000	$716	35.6%	$7,828,000	$689	35.2%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	21.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	78.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	19.8%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	25.0%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	31.0%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	18.8%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	5.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,203.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,478.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$38,609.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$47,359.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$54,832.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$54,263.0

* Daviess 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.