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Perry County School District

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Perry County School District is located in east Kentucky. Perry County School District has 332.17 square miles of land area and 2.79 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Perry County School District population is 23,214. Perry County School District median household income is $32,978 in 2010-2014. Perry County School District median house value is $63,100 in 2010-2014. On average, Perry County School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (103 out of 169, bottom 39%) Elementary/Middle School: (102 out of 174, bottom 41%)* Rank: #113
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	13
Population	23,214 (2010-2014), rank #45
Population Growth	-5.12% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	69.30/sq mi, rank #103
Median Household Income:	$32,978 at 2010-2014—2.98% increase since 2005-2009, rank #117
Median House Price:	$63,100 at 2010-2014—24.46% increase since 2005-2009, rank #158
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	332.17 sq mi, rank #52
Water Area:	2.79 sq mi (0.83%), rank #76
State:	Kentucky
County:	Perry County
City:	Viper, Hazard, Jeff, Bonnyman, Chavies, Krypton, Busy, Avawam, Combs, Bulan, Dwarf, Diablock, Rowdy, Ary, Happy, Vicco, Scuddy, Sassafras, Cornettsville, Slemp, Delphia, Oneida, Buckhorn, Gays Creek
Zip:	41774, 41701, 41751, 41719, 41727, 41754, 41723, 41713, 41729, 41722, 41739, 41367, 41712, 41746, 41773, 41760, 41759, 41731, 41763, 41735, 40972, 41721, 41745

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Perry County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

315 Park Ave

Hazard KY, 41701, Perry County

Phone: 606-439-5814

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	4,232	4,272	4,373	4,294	4,396	4,352	4,351
English Language Learner Students:	7	5	2	8	0	2	3
Total Teachers:	257.37	273.59	280.60	278.60	294.90	300.00	298.50
Prekindergarten:	3.50	3.00	4.00	4.00	3.50	4.00	5.50
Kindergarten:	6.00	12.00	7.00	8.00	7.50	7.50	8.00
Elementary:	121.50	83.00	92.00	81.17	85.20	91.40	86.70
Secondary:	52.19	58.90	59.00	59.33	62.20	62.10	62.80
Ungraded:	74.18	116.69	118.60	126.10	136.50	135.00	135.50
Total Other Staff:	429.00	428.00	426.00	441.00	562.30	463.20	506.80
Instructional Aides:	110.00	102.00	104.00	105.00	125.20	108.50	125.70
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	15.00	14.00	8.00	7.00	7.90	8.00	9.50
Total Guidance Counselors:	6.00	7.00	6.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00
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	7.00	6.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	8.00	8.00	9.00	9.00	9.10	11.00	11.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	10.00	10.00	10.00	10.00	15.70	11.90	11.90
District Administrative Support:	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	17.70	11.00	11.80
School Administrators:	27.00	28.00	29.00	29.00	37.10	30.10	31.60
School Administrative Support:	38.00	38.00	39.00	41.00	56.60	41.50	41.80
Student Support Services:	17.00	17.00	17.00	18.00	21.30	18.30	21.50
Other Support Services:	189.00	195.00	195.00	206.00	264.70	215.90	235.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.44	15.61	15.58	15.41	14.91	14.51	14.58

Schools

A.B. Combs Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	641 Hwy 80 West, Combs KY 41729
Big Creek Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	47 Big Creek Rd, Avawam KY 41713
Buckhorn School	Kindergarten to Grade 12	18392 Ky Hwy 28, Buckhorn KY 41721
Chavies Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	250 Chavies School Rd, Chavies KY 41727
Dennis C Wooton Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	41 Runway Ave, Hazard KY 41701
Leatherwood Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	7777 Hwy 699, Cornettsville KY 41731
Perry County Alternative High School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	641 Hwy 80 West, Hazard KY 41702
Perry County Central High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	305 Park Ave, Hazard KY 41701
Robert W Combs Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	9165 Hwy 15 South, Happy KY 41746
Robinson Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	3311 Pigeon Roost Rd, Ary KY 41712
Viper Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	20 Eddington Ln, Viper KY 41774
Willard Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	625 Big Willard Rd, Busy KY 41723

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
K-PREP Test
2012	Language Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	43%	50.7%
2013	Language Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	57.7%	51.4%
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	27.2%	42.3%
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	33.6%	35.6%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	30%	45.6%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	55.0%	61.7%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	33.1%	42.8%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	37.5%	43.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	54.1%	49.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	48.0%	47.6%
2012	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	39.5%	49.1%
2013	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	43.2%	53.7%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	28.4%	39.6%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	27.7%	43.9%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	38%	47%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	41.0%	48.8%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	66.4%	68.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	63.2%	68.5%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	25.7%	38.9%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	30.4%	44.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	39.6%	47.5%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	41.7%	47.1%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	49.8%	59.8%
2013	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	54.0%	59.3%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	18.6%	31.7%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	24.8%	35.7%
2012	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	28.7%	38.4%
2013	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	39.7%	43.8%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	30.9%	41.6%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	31.8%	38.5%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	37%	46%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	42.1%	46.3%
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	30.9%	39.2%
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	38.8%	48.0%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	21.6%	38.6%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	26.6%	38.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	38.7%	47.8%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	54.2%	54.7%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	52.4%	61.8%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	57.8%	61.2%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	30.4%	41.5%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	29.8%	45.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	43.7%	46.7%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	44.1%	52.4%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	47.2%	58.6%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	44.1%	59.2%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	38.7%	43.5%
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	26.4%	38.6%
K-PREP EOC Test
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	25.5%	40%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	26.5%	36.0%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	25.1%	30.3%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	36.7%	36.3%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	39%	52.2%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	49.6%	55.8%
2012	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	17.9%	39.5%
2013	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	32.2%	51.3%
KCCT Test
2007	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	52.06%	61.71%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	68.99%	69.52%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	67.14%	70.27%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	80.15%	72.95%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	68.09%	72.76%
2007	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	69.65%	72.72%
2008	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	69.82%	72.65%
2009	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	73.59%	73.54%
2010	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	76.22%	76.81%
2011	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	71.97%	76%
2007	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	66.96%	66.15%
2008	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	77.26%	68.94%
2009	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	70.97%	69.98%
2010	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	74.69%	70.41%
2011	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	68.22%	70.53%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	46.01%	61.6%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	57.49%	59.68%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	59.53%	61.11%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	57.48%	55.58%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	46.06%	59.75%
2007	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	39.3%	53.37%
2008	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	54.43%	52.62%
2009	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	46.33%	55.37%
2010	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	48.3%	59.07%
2011	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	47.88%	59.74%
2007	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	25.72%	39.3%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	28.24%	38.53%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	48.7%	41.19%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	47.88%	40.28%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	29.96%	45.98%
2007	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	66.18%	60.15%
2008	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	58.45%	60.01%
2009	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	81.62%	61.84%
2010	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	67.38%	61.31%
2011	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	57.23%	65.91%
2007	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	34.78%	41.65%
2008	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	31.68%	41.28%
2009	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	34.2%	41.22%
2010	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	59.07%	41.14%
2011	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	40.86%	41.37%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	32.25%	43.74%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	33.21%	38.42%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	17.47%	40.68%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	48.65%	39.86%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	24.12%	41.49%
2007	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	15.94%	19.79%
2008	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	13.31%	29.73%
2009	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	35.37%	34.97%
2010	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	28.46%	35.94%
2011	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	27.48%	40.89%
2007	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	47.65%	51.85%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	57.66%	56.96%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	59.98%	60.92%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	74.39%	62.38%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	67.07%	65.11%
2007	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	67.59%	66.32%
2008	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	65.48%	66.81%
2009	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	66.12%	66.92%
2010	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	78.79%	70.21%
2011	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	74.04%	69.9%
2007	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	57.87%	55.95%
2008	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	68.69%	59.57%
2009	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	66.11%	62.72%
2010	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	76.18%	57.02%
2011	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	71.71%	64.04%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	48.54%	52.64%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	49.71%	57.82%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	52.51%	55.8%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	57.38%	56.28%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	60.37%	60.09%
2007	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	36.55%	41.92%
2008	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	31.98%	39.48%
2009	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	37.76%	42.06%
2010	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	40.33%	42.34%
2011	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	42.68%	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:	$46,730,000	$10,686		$44,900,000	$10,456		$43,596,000	$9,917
Federal:	$7,919,000	$1,811	16.9%	$7,915,000	$1,843	17.6%	$6,014,000	$1,368	13.8%
State:	$28,171,000	$6,442	60.3%	$27,436,000	$6,389	61.1%	$28,969,000	$6,590	66.4%
Local:	$10,640,000	$2,433	22.8%	$9,549,000	$2,224	21.3%	$8,613,000	$1,959	19.8%
Total Expenditures:	$55,041,000	$12,587		$42,866,000	$9,983		$43,083,000	$9,801
Total Current Expenditures:	$41,212,000	$9,424		$40,385,000	$9,405		$40,279,000	$9,163
Instructional Expenditures:	$24,335,000	$5,565	59.0%	$24,197,000	$5,635	59.9%	$24,345,000	$5,538	60.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$3,357,000	$768	8.1%	$3,139,000	$731	7.8%	$3,253,000	$740	8.1%
Administration:	$3,835,000	$877	9.3%	$3,605,000	$840	8.9%	$3,719,000	$846	9.2%
Operations, Food, Other:	$9,685,000	$2,215	23.5%	$9,444,000	$2,199	23.4%	$8,962,000	$2,039	22.2%
Total Capital Outlay:	$12,662,000	$2,895		$1,360,000	$317		$1,556,000	$354
Construction:	$12,035,000	$2,752		$549,000	$128		$42,000	$10
Total Other:	$567,000	$130		$597,000	$139		$628,000	$143
Interest on Debt:	$600,000	$137		$524,000	$122		$620,000	$141

Total Salary:	$25,256,000	$5,775		$25,101,000	$5,846		$25,477,000	$5,795
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$16,886,000	$3,861	66.9%	$16,860,000	$3,926	67.2%	$16,944,000	$3,854	66.5%
Other Salary:	$8,370,000	$1,914	33.1%	$8,241,000	$1,919	32.8%	$8,533,000	$1,941	33.5%
Total Benefit:	$9,534,000	$2,180		$9,435,000	$2,197		$9,359,000	$2,129
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$6,113,000	$1,398	64.1%	$6,123,000	$1,426	64.9%	$6,043,000	$1,375	64.6%
Other Benefit:	$3,421,000	$782	35.9%	$3,312,000	$771	35.1%	$3,316,000	$754	35.4%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	13.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	86.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	8.7%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	20.3%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	43.1%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	24.6%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	3.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$44,558.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,447.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$39,168.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$46,165.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$49,629.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$48,169.0

* Perry County School District was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.