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Knox County School District

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Knox County School District is located in southeast Kentucky. Knox County School District has 383.87 square miles of land area and 1.39 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Knox County School District population is 27,939. Knox County School District median household income is $25,286 in 2010-2014. Knox County School District median house value is $70,900 in 2010-2014. On average, Knox County School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (166 out of 169, bottom 2%) Elementary/Middle School: (169 out of 174, bottom 3%)* Rank: #177
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	12
Population	27,939 (2010-2014), rank #30
Population Growth	-0.27% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	72.52/sq mi, rank #99
Median Household Income:	$25,286 at 2010-2014—16.53% increase since 2005-2009, rank #168
Median House Price:	$70,900 at 2010-2014—15.10% increase since 2005-2009, rank #146
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	383.87 sq mi, rank #35
Water Area:	1.39 sq mi (0.36%), rank #111
State:	Kentucky
County:	Knox County
City:	Trosper, Flat Lick, Barbourville, Artemus, Gray, Corbin, Cannon, Girdler, Hinkle, Bimble, Green Road, Walker, Scalf, Woodbine, North Corbin, Bryants Store, Siler, Rockholds, Heidrick
Zip:	40995, 40935, 40906, 40903, 40734, 40701, 40923, 40943, 40953, 40915, 40946, 40997, 40982, 40771, 40921, 40763, 40759, 40949
Area:	Corbin, KY

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Knox County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

200 Daniel Boone Dr

Barbourville KY, 40906, Knox County

Phone: 606-546-3157

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	4,444	4,538	4,557	4,720	4,864	4,837	4,808
English Language Learner Students:	22	20	13	4	10	9	4
Total Teachers:	327.00	327.00	346.77	357.50	352.30	341.00	347.50
Prekindergarten:	9.00	8.00	10.00	9.00	8.00	7.00	7.00
Kindergarten:	16.00	16.00	18.00	19.00	16.00	15.00	16.00
Elementary:	139.00	136.00	142.55	140.00	136.10	145.00	152.00
Secondary:	60.00	61.00	63.00	55.50	51.80	61.00	65.50
Ungraded:	103.00	106.00	113.22	134.00	140.40	113.00	107.00
Total Other Staff:	467.00	459.00	482.00	458.00	583.30	442.10	452.40
Instructional Aides:	101.00	96.00	112.00	115.00	121.50	100.60	107.30
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	19.00	8.00	7.00	6.00	7.30	8.00	9.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	11.00	11.00	9.00	9.00	8.00	8.00	8.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Other Guidance Counselors:	11.00	11.00	9.00	9.00	8.00	8.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	9.00	9.00	9.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	11.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	4.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.60	5.00	5.00
District Administrative Support:	21.00	18.00	17.00	8.00	15.50	14.00	14.20
School Administrators:	22.00	26.00	27.00	27.00	35.40	30.00	30.00
School Administrative Support:	27.00	26.00	22.00	26.00	35.30	22.30	22.30
Student Support Services:	18.00	18.00	23.00	20.00	21.70	19.30	22.00
Other Support Services:	235.00	242.00	251.00	232.00	323.00	224.90	223.60
Student-Teacher Ratio:	13.59	13.88	13.14	13.20	13.81	14.18	13.84

Schools

Central Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	1000 Ky 3439, Barbourville KY 40906
Dewitt Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	Hwy 223, Dewitt KY 40930
Flat Lick Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	110 Kentucky 3085, Flat Lick KY 40935
G R Hampton Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	60 Ky 3441, Barbourville KY 40906
Girdler Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	Hwy 11 North, Girdler KY 40943
Jesse D Lay Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	220 North Allison Ave, Barbourville KY 40906
Knox Appalachian School	Grade 5 to Grade 12	1909 Ky Hwy 3439, Barbourville KY 40906
Knox Central High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	100 Panther Way, Barbourville KY 40906
Knox County Day Treatment	Grade 6 to Grade 12	135 Wall St, Barbourville KY 40906
Knox County Learning Academy	Grade 7 to Grade 12	56 Academy Rd, Corbin KY 40701
Knox County Middle School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	311 North Main St, Barbourville KY 40906
Lynn Camp Schools	Prekindergarten to Grade 12	100 North Ky 830, Corbin KY 40701

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
K-PREP Test
2012	Language Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	38.7%	50.7%
2013	Language Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	38.6%	51.4%
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	35.7%	42.3%
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	25.0%	35.6%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	27.9%	45.6%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	46.8%	61.7%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	34.4%	42.8%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	34.7%	43.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	36.9%	49.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	32.9%	47.6%
2012	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	34.1%	49.1%
2013	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	37.6%	53.7%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	31.8%	39.6%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	32.7%	43.9%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	39.4%	47%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	34.6%	48.8%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	60.6%	68.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	57.8%	68.5%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	24.6%	38.9%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	30.3%	44.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	32.1%	47.5%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	37.3%	47.1%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	40.5%	59.8%
2013	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	57.2%	59.3%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	15.3%	31.7%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	17.6%	35.7%
2012	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	33.5%	38.4%
2013	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	31.5%	43.8%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	33.5%	41.6%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	31.2%	38.5%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	38.2%	46%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	42.7%	46.3%
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	29.9%	39.2%
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	31.5%	48.0%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	18.9%	38.6%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	24.3%	38.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	32.2%	47.8%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	44.6%	54.7%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	47.5%	61.8%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	52.3%	61.2%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	25.7%	41.5%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	26.6%	45.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	34.7%	46.7%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	41.3%	52.4%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	50.5%	58.6%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	47.1%	59.2%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	44.7%	43.5%
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	24.0%	38.6%
K-PREP EOC Test
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	19.6%	40%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	13.9%	36.0%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	32.4%	30.3%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	21.0%	36.3%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	48.2%	52.2%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	42.8%	55.8%
2012	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	30.1%	39.5%
2013	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	38.5%	51.3%
KCCT Test
2007	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	46.78%	61.71%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	61.73%	69.52%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	64.29%	70.27%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	69.77%	72.95%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	67.19%	72.76%
2007	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	58.33%	72.72%
2008	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	60.67%	72.65%
2009	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	62.39%	73.54%
2010	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	69.77%	76.81%
2011	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	66.8%	76%
2007	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	54.49%	66.15%
2008	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	65.72%	68.94%
2009	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	59.54%	69.98%
2010	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	60.17%	70.41%
2011	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	54.88%	70.53%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	53.97%	61.6%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	49.22%	59.68%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	60.87%	61.11%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	53.64%	55.58%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	56.05%	59.75%
2007	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	28.77%	53.37%
2008	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	28.84%	52.62%
2009	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	34.78%	55.37%
2010	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	33.24%	59.07%
2011	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	36.87%	59.74%
2007	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	23.16%	39.3%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	18.06%	38.53%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	25.85%	41.19%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	37.3%	40.28%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	34.88%	45.98%
2007	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	51.09%	60.15%
2008	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	37.77%	60.01%
2009	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	58.12%	61.84%
2010	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	49.68%	61.31%
2011	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	50.16%	65.91%
2007	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	28.31%	41.65%
2008	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	23.08%	41.28%
2009	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	26.19%	41.22%
2010	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	29.47%	41.14%
2011	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	30.25%	41.37%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	30.51%	43.74%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	25.42%	38.42%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	23.81%	40.68%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	26.33%	39.86%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	22.42%	41.49%
2007	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	8.98%	19.79%
2008	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	14.56%	29.73%
2009	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	16.21%	34.97%
2010	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	14.44%	35.94%
2011	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	19.67%	40.89%
2007	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	35.19%	51.85%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	39.84%	56.96%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	52.96%	60.92%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	60.32%	62.38%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	58.47%	65.11%
2007	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	54.71%	66.32%
2008	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	51.82%	66.81%
2009	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	56.66%	66.92%
2010	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	64.55%	70.21%
2011	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	60.95%	69.9%
2007	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	32.68%	55.95%
2008	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	48.2%	59.57%
2009	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	56.55%	62.72%
2010	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	51.21%	57.02%
2011	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	54.69%	64.04%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	34.88%	52.64%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	38.98%	57.82%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	44.06%	55.8%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	50.76%	56.28%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	44.16%	60.09%
2007	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	28.68%	41.92%
2008	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	22.88%	39.48%
2009	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	26.96%	42.06%
2010	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	23.56%	42.34%
2011	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	25.32%	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:	$52,064,000	$11,425		$52,339,000	$11,089		$50,366,000	$10,355
Federal:	$10,371,000	$2,276	19.9%	$13,083,000	$2,772	25.0%	$11,753,000	$2,416	23.3%
State:	$34,941,000	$7,668	67.1%	$32,510,000	$6,888	62.1%	$32,036,000	$6,586	63.6%
Local:	$6,752,000	$1,482	13.0%	$6,746,000	$1,429	12.9%	$6,577,000	$1,352	13.1%
Total Expenditures:	$50,021,000	$10,977		$50,279,000	$10,652		$48,697,000	$10,012
Total Current Expenditures:	$46,932,000	$10,299		$46,790,000	$9,913		$44,652,000	$9,180
Instructional Expenditures:	$28,211,000	$6,191	60.1%	$28,635,000	$6,067	61.2%	$27,270,000	$5,606	61.1%
Student and Staff Support:	$4,313,000	$946	9.2%	$4,375,000	$927	9.4%	$4,507,000	$927	10.1%
Administration:	$3,687,000	$809	7.9%	$3,558,000	$754	7.6%	$3,254,000	$669	7.3%
Operations, Food, Other:	$10,721,000	$2,353	22.8%	$10,222,000	$2,166	21.8%	$9,621,000	$1,978	21.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$846,000	$186		$1,446,000	$306		$1,862,000	$383
Construction:	$105,000	$23		$244,000	$52		$471,000	$97
Total Other:	$531,000	$117		$597,000	$126		$689,000	$142
Interest on Debt:	$1,712,000	$376		$1,446,000	$306		$1,494,000	$307

Total Salary:	$28,104,000	$6,167		$28,529,000	$6,044		$27,911,000	$5,738
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$18,929,000	$4,154	67.4%	$19,487,000	$4,129	68.3%	$18,985,000	$3,903	68.0%
Other Salary:	$9,175,000	$2,013	32.6%	$9,042,000	$1,916	31.7%	$8,926,000	$1,835	32.0%
Total Benefit:	$11,297,000	$2,479		$11,067,000	$2,345		$10,224,000	$2,102
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$7,308,000	$1,604	64.7%	$7,096,000	$1,503	64.1%	$6,558,000	$1,348	64.1%
Other Benefit:	$3,989,000	$875	35.3%	$3,971,000	$841	35.9%	$3,666,000	$754	35.9%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	18.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	81.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	24.7%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	23.3%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	27.3%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	21.6%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	3.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,516.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,666.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$39,150.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$45,360.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$48,294.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$48,702.0

* Knox County School District was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.