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Harlan County School District

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Harlan County School District is located in east Kentucky. Harlan County School District has 460.32 square miles of land area and 2.23 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Harlan County School District population is 25,645. Harlan County School District median household income is $25,938 in 2010-2014. Harlan County School District median house value is $49,600 in 2010-2014. On average, Harlan County School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (143 out of 169, bottom 15%) Elementary/Middle School: (135 out of 174, bottom 22%)* Rank: #156
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	11
Population	25,645 (2010-2014), rank #38
Population Growth	-7.64% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	55.44/sq mi, rank #118
Median Household Income:	$25,938 at 2010-2014—-6.66% increase since 2005-2009, rank #165
Median House Price:	$49,600 at 2010-2014—-4.62% increase since 2005-2009, rank #174
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	460.32 sq mi, rank #17
Water Area:	2.23 sq mi (0.48%), rank #97
State:	Kentucky
County:	Harlan County
City:	Wallins Creek, Coldiron, Dayhoit, South Wallins, Lejunior, Evarts, Closplint, Holmes Mill, Totz, Putney, Cumberland, Baxter, Stoney Fork, Bledsoe, Helton, Big Laurel, Harlan, Ages Brookside, Kenvir, Grays Knob, Cawood, Gulston, Mary Alice, Loyall, Benham, Lynch, Cranks, Coalgood, Pathfork
Zip:	40873, 40819, 40824, 40849, 40828, 40927, 40843, 40870, 40865, 40823, 40806, 40988, 40810, 40840, 40808, 40831, 40801, 40847, 40829, 40815, 40830, 40964, 40854, 40807, 40855, 40820, 40818, 40863
Area:	Middlesborough, KY

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Harlan County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

251 Ball Park Rd

Harlan KY, 40831, Harlan County

Phone: 606-573-4330

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	4,319	4,257	4,274	4,171	4,242	4,378	4,450
English Language Learner Students:	7	6	0	8	6	6	5
Total Teachers:	251.49	257.96	263.45	269.45	273.20	278.40	283.70
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	15.00	9.00	13.00	13.00	15.00	15.00	15.00
Elementary:	125.50	119.00	119.00	123.45	122.00	125.40	125.40
Secondary:	48.00	54.96	57.00	56.00	57.90	62.00	67.30
Ungraded:	62.99	75.00	74.45	77.00	78.30	76.00	76.00
Total Other Staff:	396.00	415.00	418.00	410.00	488.80	408.70	419.90
Instructional Aides:	81.00	85.00	85.00	79.00	73.10	63.00	63.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	7.00	9.00	10.00	10.00	11.00	11.00	10.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	10.00	10.00	11.00	11.00	12.00	12.00	12.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Other Guidance Counselors:	10.00	10.00	11.00	11.00	12.00	12.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	8.00	10.00	10.00	9.00	10.00	10.00	12.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	6.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.70	7.50	4.00
District Administrative Support:	14.00	17.00	20.00	19.00	27.30	19.20	19.60
School Administrators:	21.00	26.00	27.00	27.00	34.40	29.00	22.00
School Administrative Support:	38.00	39.00	41.00	41.00	61.50	41.70	59.80
Student Support Services:	26.00	26.00	27.00	26.00	26.10	28.00	33.30
Other Support Services:	185.00	186.00	180.00	181.00	225.70	187.30	184.20
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.17	16.50	16.22	15.48	15.53	15.73	15.69

Schools

Black Mountain Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	1555 Hwy 215, Evarts KY 40828
Cawood Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	51 Nola St, Cawood KY 40815
Cumberland Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	322 Golf Course Rd, Cumberland KY 40823
Cumberland Technology - Harlan Campus	Grade 9 to Grade 12	164 Ballpark Rd, Harlan KY 40831
Evarts Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	132 Keister St, Evarts KY 40828
Green Hills Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	123 West Hwy 221, Bledsoe KY 40810
Harlan County High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	4000 North Us Hwy 119, Baxter KY 40806
James A. Cawood Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	279 Ball Park Rd, Harlan KY 40831
Kentucky Technology - Harlan Regional Technology Center	Grade 9 to Grade 12	164 Ball Park Rd, Harlan KY 40831
Rosspoint Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	132 Hwy 522, Baxter KY 40806
Wallins Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	993 Hwy 219, Wallins Creek KY 40873

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
K-PREP Test
2012	Language Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	45.8%	50.7%
2013	Language Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	51.4%	51.4%
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	30.9%	42.3%
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	22.5%	35.6%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	35.4%	45.6%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	48.3%	61.7%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	19.4%	42.8%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	23.6%	43.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	38.9%	49.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	32.0%	47.6%
2012	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	39.7%	49.1%
2013	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	46.1%	53.7%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	26.2%	39.6%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	29.4%	43.9%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	42.8%	47%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	43.5%	48.8%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	54.2%	68.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	59.0%	68.5%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	23.2%	38.9%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	28.0%	44.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	36.9%	47.5%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	36.3%	47.1%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	44.3%	59.8%
2013	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	41.8%	59.3%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	20.1%	31.7%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	22.3%	35.7%
2012	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	31.4%	38.4%
2013	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	37.9%	43.8%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	32.6%	41.6%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	35.4%	38.5%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	43.3%	46%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	40.1%	46.3%
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	34.5%	39.2%
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	40.1%	48.0%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	38.1%	38.6%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	33.9%	38.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	47.8%	47.8%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	58.1%	54.7%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	59.5%	61.8%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	62.7%	61.2%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	35.8%	41.5%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	39.9%	45.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	44%	46.7%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	53.7%	52.4%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	51.8%	58.6%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	53.4%	59.2%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	43.1%	43.5%
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	35.0%	38.6%
K-PREP EOC Test
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	27.6%	40%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	48.4%	36.0%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	16.3%	30.3%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	24.6%	36.3%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	44.2%	52.2%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	50.6%	55.8%
2012	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	36.1%	39.5%
2013	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	49.0%	51.3%
KCCT Test
2007	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	51.79%	61.71%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	63.25%	69.52%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	53.47%	70.27%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	68.95%	72.95%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	70.8%	72.76%
2007	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	68.88%	72.72%
2008	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	67.2%	72.65%
2009	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	62.95%	73.54%
2010	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	76.91%	76.81%
2011	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	79.14%	76%
2007	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	61.95%	66.15%
2008	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	64.67%	68.94%
2009	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	61.79%	69.98%
2010	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	66.45%	70.41%
2011	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	64.54%	70.53%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	45.71%	61.6%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	45.98%	59.68%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	52.38%	61.11%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	54.01%	55.58%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	57.14%	59.75%
2007	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	37.42%	53.37%
2008	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	38.59%	52.62%
2009	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	34.82%	55.37%
2010	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	49.83%	59.07%
2011	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	52.27%	59.74%
2007	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	32.21%	39.3%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	24.75%	38.53%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	31.15%	41.19%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	27.68%	40.28%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	34.33%	45.98%
2007	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	54.99%	60.15%
2008	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	53.21%	60.01%
2009	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	45.16%	61.84%
2010	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	62.41%	61.31%
2011	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	59.47%	65.91%
2007	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	42.95%	41.65%
2008	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	30.43%	41.28%
2009	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	30.33%	41.22%
2010	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	27.68%	41.14%
2011	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	32.19%	41.37%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	38.59%	43.74%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	24.75%	38.42%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	28.28%	40.68%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	40.96%	39.86%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	36.05%	41.49%
2007	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	20.23%	19.79%
2008	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	26.67%	29.73%
2009	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	30.94%	34.97%
2010	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	37.18%	35.94%
2011	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	24.34%	40.89%
2007	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	43.76%	51.85%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	52.94%	56.96%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	52.53%	60.92%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	61.75%	62.38%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	67.6%	65.11%
2007	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	63.52%	66.32%
2008	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	67.4%	66.81%
2009	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	60.81%	66.92%
2010	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	73.7%	70.21%
2011	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	71.8%	69.9%
2007	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	58.06%	55.95%
2008	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	62.78%	59.57%
2009	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	59.39%	62.72%
2010	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	50.64%	57.02%
2011	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	64.81%	64.04%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	38.1%	52.64%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	51.1%	57.82%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	48.16%	55.8%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	55.56%	56.28%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	53.29%	60.09%
2007	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	30.81%	41.92%
2008	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	38.17%	39.48%
2009	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	32.01%	42.06%
2010	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	38.73%	42.34%
2011	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	44.74%	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:	$49,536,000	$11,590		$45,499,000	$10,908		$45,042,000	$10,618
Federal:	$8,926,000	$2,088	18.0%	$10,305,000	$2,471	22.6%	$9,398,000	$2,215	20.9%
State:	$32,531,000	$7,611	65.7%	$26,917,000	$6,453	59.2%	$28,254,000	$6,661	62.7%
Local:	$8,079,000	$1,890	16.3%	$8,277,000	$1,984	18.2%	$7,390,000	$1,742	16.4%
Total Expenditures:	$48,809,000	$11,420		$45,877,000	$10,999		$44,394,000	$10,465
Total Current Expenditures:	$39,639,000	$9,274		$39,947,000	$9,577		$39,711,000	$9,361
Instructional Expenditures:	$22,142,000	$5,181	55.9%	$22,318,000	$5,351	55.9%	$22,393,000	$5,279	56.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$4,355,000	$1,019	11.0%	$4,324,000	$1,037	10.8%	$4,300,000	$1,014	10.8%
Administration:	$3,987,000	$933	10.1%	$4,372,000	$1,048	10.9%	$4,265,000	$1,005	10.7%
Operations, Food, Other:	$9,155,000	$2,142	23.1%	$8,933,000	$2,142	22.4%	$8,753,000	$2,063	22.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$4,758,000	$1,113		$3,407,000	$817		$2,073,000	$489
Construction:	$4,333,000	$1,014		$2,930,000	$702		$754,000	$178
Total Other:	$522,000	$122		$627,000	$150		$644,000	$152
Interest on Debt:	$3,890,000	$910		$1,896,000	$455		$1,966,000	$463

Total Salary:	$24,801,000	$5,803		$25,023,000	$5,999		$24,773,000	$5,840
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$15,559,000	$3,640	62.7%	$15,696,000	$3,763	62.7%	$15,517,000	$3,658	62.6%
Other Salary:	$9,242,000	$2,162	37.3%	$9,327,000	$2,236	37.3%	$9,256,000	$2,182	37.4%
Total Benefit:	$9,184,000	$2,149		$9,198,000	$2,205		$8,870,000	$2,091
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$5,054,000	$1,182	55.0%	$5,096,000	$1,222	55.4%	$4,754,000	$1,121	53.6%
Other Benefit:	$4,130,000	$966	45.0%	$4,102,000	$983	44.6%	$4,116,000	$970	46.4%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	18.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	81.1%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	17.4%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	15.6%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	40.8%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	23.0%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	3.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,418.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,054.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$38,164.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$44,537.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$49,140.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$49,468.0

* Harlan County School District was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.