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Rowan County School District

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Rowan County School District is located in east Kentucky. Rowan County School District has 279.80 square miles of land area and 6.47 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Rowan County School District population is 23,485. Rowan County School District median household income is $40,697 in 2010-2014. Rowan County School District median house value is $105,000 in 2010-2014. On average, Rowan County School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (61 out of 169, top 36%) Elementary/Middle School: (91 out of 174, bottom 48%)* Rank: #77
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	14
Population	23,485 (2010-2014), rank #44
Population Growth	4.15% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	82.04/sq mi, rank #88
Median Household Income:	$40,697 at 2010-2014—32.12% increase since 2005-2009, rank #65
Median House Price:	$105,000 at 2010-2014—22.24% increase since 2005-2009, rank #63
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	279.80 sq mi, rank #71
Water Area:	6.47 sq mi (2.26%), rank #38
State:	Kentucky
County:	Rowan County
City:	Morehead, Clearfield, Lakeview Heights, Farmers
Zip:	40351, 40313

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Rowan County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

121 East Second St

Morehead KY, 40351, Rowan County

Phone: 606-784-8928

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,179	3,340	3,343	3,363	3,393	3,270	3,286
English Language Learner Students:	28	25	15	23	24	27	19
Total Teachers:	180.10	187.60	191.38	208.00	218.00	215.00	215.20
Prekindergarten:	0.00	6.00	7.00	7.00	6.60	6.60	6.60
Kindergarten:	8.00	8.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Elementary:	97.00	66.00	71.78	73.00	78.00	75.00	74.00
Secondary:	41.60	39.60	42.60	47.00	48.60	52.60	52.80
Ungraded:	33.50	68.00	70.00	81.00	84.80	80.80	81.80
Total Other Staff:	270.00	276.00	273.00	275.00	352.60	283.80	279.40
Instructional Aides:	68.00	73.00	70.00	73.00	91.10	69.00	67.40
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	7.00	9.00	6.00	5.00	5.00	4.00	4.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	8.00	8.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	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:	8.00	8.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	5.00	5.00	5.00	4.00	5.10	6.00	6.00
Library/Media Support:	1.00	1.00	2.00	2.00	3.20	2.50	2.50
District Administrators:	2.00	3.00	3.00	4.00	5.20	5.00	5.00
District Administrative Support:	12.00	13.00	11.00	11.00	17.40	11.20	11.20
School Administrators:	9.00	9.00	11.00	11.00	13.60	12.90	11.00
School Administrative Support:	29.00	29.00	30.00	30.00	41.90	30.50	31.40
Student Support Services:	11.00	11.00	11.00	12.00	19.10	14.80	14.60
Other Support Services:	118.00	115.00	115.00	114.00	142.00	118.90	118.30
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.65	17.80	17.47	16.17	15.56	15.21	15.27

Schools

Bluegrass Discovery Academy High	Grade 9 to Grade 12	415 West Sun St, Morehead KY 40351
Bluegrass Discovery Academy Middle	Grade 6 to Grade 8	415 West Sun St, Morehead KY 40351
Clearfield Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	460 Mcbrayer Rd, Clearfield KY 40313
Kentucky Technology - Rowan Campus	Grade 9 to Grade 12	609 Viking Dr, Morehead KY 40351
Mcbrayer Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	550 Viking Dr, Morehead KY 40351
Morehead Youth Development Center	Grade 8 to Grade 12	495 Forest Hills Dr, Morehead KY 40351
Rodburn Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	91 Christy Creek Rd, Morehead KY 40351
Rowan County Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	415 West Sun St, Morehead KY 40351
Rowan County Preschool Center	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	455 West Sun St, Morehead KY 40351
Rowan County Senior High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	499 Viking Dr, Morehead KY 40351
Rowan Technical College	Grade 9 to Grade 12	609 Viking Dr, Morehead KY 40351
Tilden Hogge Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	5955 Cranston Rd, Morehead KY 40351

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
K-PREP Test
2012	Language Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	53%	50.7%
2013	Language Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	60.2%	51.4%
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	43.5%	42.3%
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	26.8%	35.6%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	38.5%	45.6%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	60.5%	61.7%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	41.6%	42.8%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	40.6%	43.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	48.6%	49.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	47.6%	47.6%
2012	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	42.7%	49.1%
2013	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	41.5%	53.7%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	24.4%	39.6%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	34.2%	43.9%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	44.9%	47%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	43.6%	48.8%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	68.4%	68.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	64.5%	68.5%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	29.1%	38.9%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	46.1%	44.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	46.2%	47.5%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	47.8%	47.1%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	57.1%	59.8%
2013	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	51.3%	59.3%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	25.9%	31.7%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	33.0%	35.7%
2012	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	27.8%	38.4%
2013	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	37.1%	43.8%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	31.2%	41.6%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	30.6%	38.5%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	35.7%	46%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	38.4%	46.3%
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	22.9%	39.2%
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	45.3%	48.0%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	39.3%	38.6%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	32.1%	38.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	48.7%	47.8%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	46.1%	54.7%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	66.1%	61.8%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	62.0%	61.2%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	32.6%	41.5%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	31.0%	45.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	45.5%	46.7%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	45.6%	52.4%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	59.9%	58.6%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	56.6%	59.2%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	38%	43.5%
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	30.1%	38.6%
K-PREP EOC Test
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	52.8%	40%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	26.1%	36.0%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	26.6%	30.3%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	34.3%	36.3%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	51%	52.2%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	53.2%	55.8%
2012	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	31.8%	39.5%
2013	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	46.3%	51.3%
KCCT Test
2007	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	60.51%	61.71%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	64.54%	69.52%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	72.09%	70.27%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	66.25%	72.95%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	66.85%	72.76%
2007	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	76.45%	72.72%
2008	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	74.93%	72.65%
2009	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	71.22%	73.54%
2010	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	71.09%	76.81%
2011	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	70.44%	76%
2007	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	66.52%	66.15%
2008	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	71.89%	68.94%
2009	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	68.33%	69.98%
2010	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	64.17%	70.41%
2011	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	58.65%	70.53%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	63.84%	61.6%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	59.92%	59.68%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	64.73%	61.11%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	44.74%	55.58%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	57.41%	59.75%
2007	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	54.46%	53.37%
2008	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	51.9%	52.62%
2009	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	50%	55.37%
2010	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	50.44%	59.07%
2011	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	38.4%	59.74%
2007	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	50%	39.3%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	39.19%	38.53%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	39.91%	41.19%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	34.9%	40.28%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	44.63%	45.98%
2007	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	60.31%	60.15%
2008	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	62.72%	60.01%
2009	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	56.81%	61.84%
2010	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	65.52%	61.31%
2011	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	61.84%	65.91%
2007	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	57.92%	41.65%
2008	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	43.69%	41.28%
2009	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	47.53%	41.22%
2010	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	48.96%	41.14%
2011	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	47.46%	41.37%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	47.8%	43.74%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	31.08%	38.42%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	43.5%	40.68%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	33.33%	39.86%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	33.33%	41.49%
2007	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	24.73%	19.79%
2008	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	42.03%	29.73%
2009	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	38.74%	34.97%
2010	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	48.09%	35.94%
2011	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	37.88%	40.89%
2007	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	65.35%	51.85%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	69.24%	56.96%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	65.55%	60.92%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	67.98%	62.38%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	65.63%	65.11%
2007	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	72.44%	66.32%
2008	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	70.21%	66.81%
2009	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	68.18%	66.92%
2010	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	71.51%	70.21%
2011	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	71.83%	69.9%
2007	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	70.1%	55.95%
2008	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	68.9%	59.57%
2009	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	68.22%	62.72%
2010	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	66.8%	57.02%
2011	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	69.6%	64.04%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	57.27%	52.64%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	65.95%	57.82%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	60.38%	55.8%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	63.83%	56.28%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	64.41%	60.09%
2007	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	47.14%	41.92%
2008	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	44.86%	39.48%
2009	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	47.17%	42.06%
2010	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	36.6%	42.34%
2011	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	42.37%	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:	$32,994,000	$9,870		$33,435,000	$9,942		$32,246,000	$9,504
Federal:	$4,106,000	$1,228	12.4%	$5,556,000	$1,652	16.6%	$5,241,000	$1,545	16.3%
State:	$20,635,000	$6,173	62.5%	$19,612,000	$5,832	58.7%	$19,121,000	$5,635	59.3%
Local:	$8,253,000	$2,469	25.0%	$8,267,000	$2,458	24.7%	$7,884,000	$2,324	24.4%
Total Expenditures:	$31,470,000	$9,414		$39,660,000	$11,793		$43,385,000	$12,787
Total Current Expenditures:	$29,275,000	$8,757		$29,425,000	$8,750		$29,035,000	$8,557
Instructional Expenditures:	$17,925,000	$5,362	61.2%	$18,341,000	$5,454	62.3%	$18,296,000	$5,392	63.0%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,728,000	$517	5.9%	$1,656,000	$492	5.6%	$1,628,000	$480	5.6%
Administration:	$2,366,000	$708	8.1%	$2,407,000	$716	8.2%	$2,373,000	$699	8.2%
Operations, Food, Other:	$7,256,000	$2,171	24.8%	$7,021,000	$2,088	23.9%	$6,738,000	$1,986	23.2%
Total Capital Outlay:	$451,000	$135		$8,159,000	$2,426		$12,709,000	$3,746
Construction:	$103,000	$31		$7,786,000	$2,315		$11,930,000	$3,516
Total Other:	$296,000	$89		$311,000	$92		$312,000	$92
Interest on Debt:	$1,448,000	$433		$1,765,000	$525		$1,329,000	$392

Total Salary:	$17,901,000	$5,355		$18,202,000	$5,412		$18,480,000	$5,447
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$12,724,000	$3,806	71.1%	$13,127,000	$3,903	72.1%	$13,296,000	$3,919	71.9%
Other Salary:	$5,177,000	$1,549	28.9%	$5,075,000	$1,509	27.9%	$5,184,000	$1,528	28.1%
Total Benefit:	$6,881,000	$2,058		$6,743,000	$2,005		$6,622,000	$1,952
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$4,186,000	$1,252	60.8%	$4,062,000	$1,208	60.2%	$3,981,000	$1,173	60.1%
Other Benefit:	$2,695,000	$806	39.2%	$2,681,000	$797	39.8%	$2,641,000	$778	39.9%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	22.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	77.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	15.7%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	18.6%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	35.3%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	25.0%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	5.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,273.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,015.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$35,580.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$43,302.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$47,344.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$49,351.0

* Rowan County School District was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.