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Letcher County School District

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Letcher County School District is located in east Kentucky. Letcher County School District has 312.94 square miles of land area and 1.07 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Letcher County School District population is 20,717. Letcher County School District median household income is $31,833 in 2010-2014. Letcher County School District median house value is $59,300 in 2010-2014. On average, Letcher County School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (122 out of 169, bottom 28%) Elementary/Middle School: (134 out of 174, bottom 23%)* Rank: #144
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	10
Population	20,717 (2010-2014), rank #53
Population Growth	1.13% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	65.98/sq mi, rank #107
Median Household Income:	$31,833 at 2010-2014—5.24% increase since 2005-2009, rank #122
Median House Price:	$59,300 at 2010-2014—27.80% increase since 2005-2009, rank #164
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	312.94 sq mi, rank #58
Water Area:	1.07 sq mi (0.34%), rank #118
State:	Kentucky
County:	Letcher County
City:	Mayking, Whitesburg, Thornton, Ermine, Isom, Millstone, Jenkins, Cromona, Neon, Seco, Jackhorn, Payne Gap, Fleming Neon, Partridge, Eolia, Cumberland, Deane, Gordon, Linefork, Roxana, Hallie, Cornettsville, Jeremiah, Premium, Blackey, Letcher
Zip:	41837, 41858, 41855, 41815, 41824, 41838, 41537, 41810, 41840, 41849, 41825, 41835, 40862, 40826, 40823, 41812, 41819, 41833, 41848, 41821, 41731, 41826, 41845, 41804, 41832

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Letcher County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

224 Park St

Whitesburg KY, 41858, Letcher County

Phone: 606-633-4455

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,215	3,285	3,366	3,354	3,292	3,284	3,307
English Language Learner Students:	2	4	2	1	1	1	0
Total Teachers:	213.00	216.00	212.10	222.70	233.10	225.00	228.00
Prekindergarten:	1.50	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.50	1.50	1.50
Kindergarten:	11.00	13.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Elementary:	110.00	113.00	107.80	103.45	105.90	110.00	106.70
Secondary:	45.00	45.00	44.20	46.20	46.50	47.20	48.20
Ungraded:	45.50	43.00	56.10	69.05	77.20	64.30	69.60
Total Other Staff:	320.00	333.00	376.00	346.80	432.20	330.80	351.20
Instructional Aides:	65.00	71.00	76.00	73.00	79.70	67.90	77.90
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	8.00	8.00	7.00	8.00	7.30	4.20	3.60
Total Guidance Counselors:	6.00	6.00	10.00	10.00	11.00	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:	6.00	6.00	10.00	10.00	11.00	12.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	3.00	3.00	6.00	7.00	8.00	7.00	7.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.00
District Administrators:	6.00	6.00	7.60	7.00	5.70	5.80	6.40
District Administrative Support:	11.00	11.00	12.70	12.00	21.40	14.80	16.30
School Administrators:	21.00	23.00	20.00	19.00	24.90	20.70	20.80
School Administrative Support:	34.00	31.00	38.00	34.00	44.70	32.80	33.40
Student Support Services:	13.00	12.00	14.70	11.80	14.60	12.50	14.00
Other Support Services:	153.00	162.00	184.00	165.00	214.90	153.10	158.80
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.09	15.21	15.87	15.06	14.12	14.60	14.50

Schools

Arlie Boggs Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	1099 Hwy 806, Eolia KY 40826
Cowan Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	3125 Hwy 931 South, Whitesburg KY 41858
Fleming Neon Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	50 Second St, Neon KY 41840
Letcher County Alternative Education Center	Grade 6 to Grade 12	186 Parkway Plaza Loop, Whitesburg KY 41858
Letcher County Central High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	435 Cougar Dr, Whitesburg KY 41858
Letcher Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	160 Letcher High School Dr, Blackey KY 41804
Letcher Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	162 Lhs Dr, Blackey KY 41804
Martha Jane Potter Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	55 Kona Dr, Whitesburg KY 41858
West Whitesburg Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	330 Park St, Whitesburg KY 41858
Whitesburg Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	366 Park St, Whitesburg KY 41858

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
K-PREP Test
2012	Language Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	37.3%	50.7%
2013	Language Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	44.7%	51.4%
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	37.2%	42.3%
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	31.6%	35.6%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	47.8%	45.6%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	61.1%	61.7%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	25.9%	42.8%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	30.3%	43.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	37.2%	49.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	48.0%	47.6%
2012	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	38.5%	49.1%
2013	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	47.3%	53.7%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	23.9%	39.6%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	34.5%	43.9%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	38.1%	47%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	45.1%	48.8%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	55.5%	68.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	62.8%	68.5%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	23.6%	38.9%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	30.0%	44.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	34.7%	47.5%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	43.3%	47.1%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	48.8%	59.8%
2013	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	57.1%	59.3%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	18.2%	31.7%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	25.2%	35.7%
2012	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	28.3%	38.4%
2013	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	39.9%	43.8%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	37.7%	41.6%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	41.1%	38.5%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	37.7%	46%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	46.0%	46.3%
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	19.7%	39.2%
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	43.5%	48.0%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	37.7%	38.6%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	40.7%	38.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	42.7%	47.8%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	57.4%	54.7%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	54.8%	61.8%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	65.7%	61.2%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	40.8%	41.5%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	46.5%	45.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	40.8%	46.7%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	56.0%	52.4%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	50.8%	58.6%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	62.3%	59.2%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	26%	43.5%
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	38.0%	38.6%
K-PREP EOC Test
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	20.6%	40%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	23.4%	36.0%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	18.5%	30.3%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	34.3%	36.3%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	46.5%	52.2%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	59.8%	55.8%
2012	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	24.6%	39.5%
2013	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	35.6%	51.3%
KCCT Test
2007	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	56.62%	61.71%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	61.65%	69.52%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	57.75%	70.27%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	67.61%	72.95%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	65.89%	72.76%
2007	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	68.78%	72.72%
2008	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	65.41%	72.65%
2009	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	66.44%	73.54%
2010	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	66.13%	76.81%
2011	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	68.37%	76%
2007	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	62.31%	66.15%
2008	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	68.65%	68.94%
2009	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	65.67%	69.98%
2010	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	72.22%	70.41%
2011	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	69.11%	70.53%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	42.79%	61.6%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	43.56%	59.68%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	42.13%	61.11%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	35.38%	55.58%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	53.21%	59.75%
2007	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	36.28%	53.37%
2008	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	35.98%	52.62%
2009	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	35.83%	55.37%
2010	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	45.49%	59.07%
2011	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	43.12%	59.74%
2007	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	24.17%	39.3%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	28.18%	38.53%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	41.67%	41.19%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	37.81%	40.28%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	37.1%	45.98%
2007	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	57.5%	60.15%
2008	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	57.33%	60.01%
2009	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	58.05%	61.84%
2010	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	62.13%	61.31%
2011	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	61.38%	65.91%
2007	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	37.91%	41.65%
2008	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	38.64%	41.28%
2009	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	44.27%	41.22%
2010	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	32.84%	41.14%
2011	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	38.91%	41.37%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	37.44%	43.74%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	29.09%	38.42%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	32.29%	40.68%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	30.85%	39.86%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	24.43%	41.49%
2007	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	4.72%	19.79%
2008	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	28.93%	29.73%
2009	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	33.65%	34.97%
2010	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	36.51%	35.94%
2011	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	34.5%	40.89%
2007	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	51.65%	51.85%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	64.74%	56.96%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	64.31%	60.92%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	72.58%	62.38%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	69.08%	65.11%
2007	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	64.18%	66.32%
2008	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	64.88%	66.81%
2009	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	66.31%	66.92%
2010	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	68.68%	70.21%
2011	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	66.26%	69.9%
2007	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	53.9%	55.95%
2008	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	58.87%	59.57%
2009	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	66.82%	62.72%
2010	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	60.24%	57.02%
2011	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	69.26%	64.04%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	37.4%	52.64%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	50.36%	57.82%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	50.19%	55.8%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	54.35%	56.28%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	60.59%	60.09%
2007	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	25.95%	41.92%
2008	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	31.07%	39.48%
2009	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	32.71%	42.06%
2010	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	33.91%	42.34%
2011	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	32.34%	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:	$35,644,000	$10,589		$36,454,000	$10,869		$37,242,000	$11,313
Federal:	$5,282,000	$1,569	14.8%	$7,411,000	$2,210	20.3%	$6,411,000	$1,947	17.2%
State:	$22,747,000	$6,758	63.8%	$21,441,000	$6,393	58.8%	$23,994,000	$7,289	64.4%
Local:	$7,615,000	$2,262	21.4%	$7,602,000	$2,267	20.9%	$6,837,000	$2,077	18.4%
Total Expenditures:	$38,469,000	$11,429		$38,528,000	$11,487		$34,223,000	$10,396
Total Current Expenditures:	$32,335,000	$9,606		$32,867,000	$9,799		$31,987,000	$9,717
Instructional Expenditures:	$17,465,000	$5,189	54.0%	$18,126,000	$5,404	55.1%	$18,207,000	$5,531	56.9%
Student and Staff Support:	$3,538,000	$1,051	10.9%	$3,715,000	$1,108	11.3%	$3,671,000	$1,115	11.5%
Administration:	$3,129,000	$930	9.7%	$3,235,000	$965	9.8%	$2,867,000	$871	9.0%
Operations, Food, Other:	$8,203,000	$2,437	25.4%	$7,791,000	$2,323	23.7%	$7,242,000	$2,200	22.6%
Total Capital Outlay:	$4,931,000	$1,465		$4,272,000	$1,274		$882,000	$268
Construction:	$4,410,000	$1,310		$3,683,000	$1,098		$272,000	$83
Total Other:	$378,000	$112		$385,000	$115		$394,000	$120
Interest on Debt:	$825,000	$245		$1,004,000	$299		$960,000	$292

Total Salary:	$19,673,000	$5,845		$20,704,000	$6,173		$20,527,000	$6,235
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$12,179,000	$3,618	61.9%	$12,908,000	$3,849	62.3%	$12,893,000	$3,916	62.8%
Other Salary:	$7,494,000	$2,226	38.1%	$7,796,000	$2,324	37.7%	$7,634,000	$2,319	37.2%
Total Benefit:	$8,005,000	$2,378		$7,908,000	$2,358		$7,556,000	$2,295
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$4,402,000	$1,308	55.0%	$4,354,000	$1,298	55.1%	$4,220,000	$1,282	55.8%
Other Benefit:	$3,603,000	$1,070	45.0%	$3,554,000	$1,060	44.9%	$3,336,000	$1,013	44.2%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	17.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	82.2%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	9.0%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	24.0%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	40.7%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	19.5%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	6.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,917.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,492.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$39,180.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$46,026.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$48,125.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$48,510.0

* Letcher 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.