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Knott County School District is located in east Kentucky. Knott County School District has 351.52 square miles of land area and 1.33 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Knott County School District population is 16,139. Knott County School District median household income is $31,624 in 2010-2014. Knott County School District median house value is $61,300 in 2010-2014. On average, Knott County School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (105 out of 169, bottom 38%) Elementary/Middle School: (139 out of 174, bottom 20%)* Rank: #133
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	7
Population	16,139 (2010-2014), rank #74
Population Growth	-6.15% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	45.74/sq mi, rank #130
Median Household Income:	$31,624 at 2010-2014—12.02% increase since 2005-2009, rank #124
Median House Price:	$61,300 at 2010-2014—12.27% increase since 2005-2009, rank #162
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	351.52 sq mi, rank #42
Water Area:	1.33 sq mi (0.38%), rank #113
State:	Kentucky
County:	Knott County
City:	Raven, Mousie, Garner, Lackey, Leburn, Garrett, Hueysville, Jackson, Mallie, Pippa Passes, Hindman, Vest, Bulan, Emmalena, Carrie, Hazard, Dwarf, Vicco, Sassafras, Pine Top, Redfox, Littcarr, Kite, Topmost, Dema
Zip:	41861, 41839, 41817, 41643, 41831, 41630, 41640, 41339, 41836, 41844, 41822, 41772, 41722, 41740, 41725, 41701, 41739, 41773, 41759, 41843, 41847, 41834, 41828, 41862, 41859

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Knott County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

1156 Hindman Bypass

Hindman KY, 41822, Knott County

Phone: 606-785-3153

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,515	2,542	2,529	2,547	2,601	2,512	2,523
English Language Learner Students:	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	155.89	162.50	159.81	159.36	170.80	168.60	163.30
Prekindergarten:	1.50	2.50	3.00	2.50	3.00	3.00	3.00
Kindergarten:	10.00	11.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.40
Elementary:	82.50	83.00	93.81	96.36	99.30	98.10	95.30
Secondary:	34.00	37.00	36.00	35.00	40.00	39.00	36.00
Ungraded:	27.89	28.50	27.00	25.50	28.50	28.50	27.60
Total Other Staff:	271.00	265.00	269.00	273.28	345.90	253.10	257.10
Instructional Aides:	70.00	68.00	67.00	70.28	72.70	48.60	54.70
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	7.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	4.90	5.90	4.90
Total Guidance Counselors:	7.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.00	2.90
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Other Guidance Counselors:	7.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	8.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	5.30	5.50	4.90
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	6.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	10.40	6.00	7.00
District Administrative Support:	6.00	5.00	6.00	3.00	5.40	1.00	2.00
School Administrators:	18.00	17.00	18.00	19.00	26.10	20.80	20.90
School Administrative Support:	29.00	32.00	32.00	36.00	49.00	37.10	34.90
Student Support Services:	7.00	7.00	6.00	5.00	6.00	6.00	7.00
Other Support Services:	113.00	112.00	116.00	116.00	163.10	120.20	117.90
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.13	15.64	15.83	15.98	15.23	14.90	15.45

Schools

Beaver Creek Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	8000 Hwy 7 South, Topmost KY 41862
Carr Creek Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	8596 South Hwy 160, Littcarr KY 41834
Cordia School	Prekindergarten to Grade 12	6050 Lotts Creek Rd, Hazard KY 41701
Emmalena Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	8343 West Hwy 550, Emmalena KY 41740
Hindman Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	875 West Main St, Hindman KY 41822
Jones Fork Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	9795 Hwy 550 East, Mousie KY 41839
Knott County Central High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	76 Patriot Ln, Hindman KY 41822

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
K-PREP Test
2012	Language Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	42.5%	50.7%
2013	Language Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	56.7%	51.4%
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	35.4%	42.3%
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	35.4%	35.6%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	39.4%	45.6%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	44.9%	61.7%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	40.3%	42.8%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	36.4%	43.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	49.7%	49.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	44.9%	47.6%
2012	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	45%	49.1%
2013	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	44.9%	53.7%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	43.1%	39.6%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	37.5%	43.9%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	50%	47%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	48.9%	48.8%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	70.6%	68.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	65.9%	68.5%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	36.8%	38.9%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	34.9%	44.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	48.9%	47.5%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	41.4%	47.1%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	58%	59.8%
2013	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	56.2%	59.3%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	24.1%	31.7%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	21.3%	35.7%
2012	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	34.2%	38.4%
2013	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	39.0%	43.8%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	37.7%	41.6%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	41.9%	38.5%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	43.2%	46%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	50.0%	46.3%
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	40.7%	39.2%
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	46.5%	48.0%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	35.6%	38.6%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	26.1%	38.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	44.8%	47.8%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	51.7%	54.7%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	70.1%	61.8%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	61.8%	61.2%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	48%	41.5%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	38.9%	45.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	48.6%	46.7%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	52.1%	52.4%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	64.6%	58.6%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	64.2%	59.2%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	42.9%	43.5%
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	22.6%	38.6%
K-PREP EOC Test
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	61.3%	40%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	35.3%	36.0%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	19%	30.3%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	18.8%	36.3%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	39.2%	52.2%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	47.3%	55.8%
2012	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	15%	39.5%
2013	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	51.1%	51.3%
KCCT Test
2007	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	46.81%	61.71%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	63.91%	69.52%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	63.23%	70.27%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	74.04%	72.95%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	72.5%	72.76%
2007	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	62.09%	72.72%
2008	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	66.73%	72.65%
2009	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	66.98%	73.54%
2010	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	73.08%	76.81%
2011	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	75.96%	76%
2007	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	65.9%	66.15%
2008	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	70.12%	68.94%
2009	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	74.71%	69.98%
2010	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	81.42%	70.41%
2011	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	85.12%	70.53%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	52.13%	61.6%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	47.06%	59.68%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	54.65%	61.11%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	41.71%	55.58%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	47.74%	59.75%
2007	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	34.57%	53.37%
2008	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	38.24%	52.62%
2009	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	45.35%	55.37%
2010	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	37.14%	59.07%
2011	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	46.73%	59.74%
2007	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	28.85%	39.3%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	32.67%	38.53%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	40.7%	41.19%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	34.59%	40.28%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	49.37%	45.98%
2007	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	55%	60.15%
2008	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	58.85%	60.01%
2009	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	64.15%	61.84%
2010	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	49.46%	61.31%
2011	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	65.57%	65.91%
2007	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	33.33%	41.65%
2008	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	37.33%	41.28%
2009	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	43.02%	41.22%
2010	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	35.68%	41.14%
2011	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	50.63%	41.37%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	26.92%	43.74%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	24.67%	38.42%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	29.65%	40.68%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	23.24%	39.86%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	36.71%	41.49%
2007	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	14.57%	19.79%
2008	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	27.22%	29.73%
2009	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	36.91%	34.97%
2010	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	39.33%	35.94%
2011	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	35.2%	40.89%
2007	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	39.3%	51.85%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	46.11%	56.96%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	52.61%	60.92%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	51.6%	62.38%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	62.2%	65.11%
2007	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	59.42%	66.32%
2008	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	58.78%	66.81%
2009	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	59.58%	66.92%
2010	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	67.42%	70.21%
2011	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	73.2%	69.9%
2007	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	43.81%	55.95%
2008	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	49.52%	59.57%
2009	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	49.49%	62.72%
2010	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	47.95%	57.02%
2011	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	60.61%	64.04%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	54.05%	52.64%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	60.21%	57.82%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	44.66%	55.8%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	43.16%	56.28%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	60.76%	60.09%
2007	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	42.34%	41.92%
2008	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	28.27%	39.48%
2009	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	27.18%	42.06%
2010	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	24.74%	42.34%
2011	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	41.77%	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:	$27,663,000	$10,938		$27,868,000	$10,941		$26,516,000	$10,195
Federal:	$5,115,000	$2,023	18.5%	$5,827,000	$2,288	20.9%	$4,884,000	$1,878	18.4%
State:	$14,652,000	$5,794	53.0%	$14,238,000	$5,590	51.1%	$14,044,000	$5,399	53.0%
Local:	$7,896,000	$3,122	28.5%	$7,803,000	$3,064	28.0%	$7,588,000	$2,917	28.6%
Total Expenditures:	$27,760,000	$10,977		$26,910,000	$10,565		$26,665,000	$10,252
Total Current Expenditures:	$26,414,000	$10,444		$25,272,000	$9,922		$25,359,000	$9,750
Instructional Expenditures:	$15,265,000	$6,036	57.8%	$14,540,000	$5,709	57.5%	$14,113,000	$5,426	55.7%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,962,000	$776	7.4%	$1,918,000	$753	7.6%	$1,954,000	$751	7.7%
Administration:	$2,700,000	$1,068	10.2%	$2,567,000	$1,008	10.2%	$3,180,000	$1,223	12.5%
Operations, Food, Other:	$6,487,000	$2,565	24.6%	$6,247,000	$2,453	24.7%	$6,112,000	$2,350	24.1%
Total Capital Outlay:	$501,000	$198		$830,000	$326		$491,000	$189
Construction:	$171,000	$68		$370,000	$145		$1,000	$0
Total Other:	$525,000	$208		$461,000	$181		$458,000	$176
Interest on Debt:	$320,000	$127		$347,000	$136		$357,000	$137

Total Salary:	$15,364,000	$6,075		$15,216,000	$5,974		$15,141,000	$5,821
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$10,315,000	$4,079	67.1%	$9,977,000	$3,917	65.6%	$9,954,000	$3,827	65.7%
Other Salary:	$5,049,000	$1,996	32.9%	$5,239,000	$2,057	34.4%	$5,187,000	$1,994	34.3%
Total Benefit:	$6,211,000	$2,456		$5,844,000	$2,294		$5,900,000	$2,268
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$3,763,000	$1,488	60.6%	$3,540,000	$1,390	60.6%	$2,997,000	$1,152	50.8%
Other Benefit:	$2,448,000	$968	39.4%	$2,304,000	$905	39.4%	$2,903,000	$1,116	49.2%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	12.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	87.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	18.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	7.2%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	9.2%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	49.3%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	28.3%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	5.9%

Mean Base Salary:	$46,317.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,511.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$38,639.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$46,793.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$50,317.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$52,062.0

* Knott County School District was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.