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Berea Independent School District

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Berea Independent School District is located close to the center of Kentucky. Berea Independent School District has 3.81 square miles of land area and 0.02 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Berea Independent School District population is 7,042. Berea Independent School District median household income is $34,515 in 2010-2014. Berea Independent School District median house value is $102,500 in 2010-2014. On average, Berea Independent School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (91 out of 169, bottom 46%) Elementary/Middle School: (154 out of 174, bottom 11%)* Rank: #134
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	3
Population	7,042 (2010-2014), rank #135
Population Growth	6.96% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1,840.48/sq mi, rank #18
Median Household Income:	$34,515 at 2010-2014—16.38% increase since 2005-2009, rank #106
Median House Price:	$102,500 at 2010-2014—-11.10% increase since 2005-2009, rank #71
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	3.81 sq mi, rank #163
Water Area:	0.02 sq mi (0.54%), rank #164
State:	Kentucky
County:	Madison County
City:	Berea
Zip:	40403, 40404
Area:	Richmond-Berea, KY

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Berea Independent School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

3 Pirate Parkway

Berea KY, 40403, Madison County

Phone: 859-986-8446

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,150	1,145	1,143	1,107	1,110	1,092	1,102
English Language Learner Students:	14	15	14	8	12	8	6
Total Teachers:	78.00	80.00	73.00	70.00	72.00	70.50	70.00
Prekindergarten:	2.00	2.00	0.00	0.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Kindergarten:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	4.00
Elementary:	41.59	45.87	44.37	42.94	40.60	40.10	37.60
Secondary:	18.41	17.13	14.63	14.06	14.40	14.40	15.40
Ungraded:	13.00	12.00	11.00	10.00	12.00	11.00	11.00
Total Other Staff:	78.15	79.33	82.42	79.57	105.00	84.40	85.50
Instructional Aides:	25.00	26.00	28.00	26.00	35.20	25.80	24.80
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	4.00	4.00	5.00	5.00	4.50	5.00	4.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Other Guidance Counselors:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	4.00	4.00	5.00	5.00	5.70	4.30	4.30
District Administrative Support:	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	4.80	3.90	5.20
School Administrators:	4.00	3.00	4.00	4.00	5.00	4.00	4.60
School Administrative Support:	9.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	12.10	9.60	10.10
Student Support Services:	5.15	5.33	3.42	3.57	4.00	3.30	4.40
Other Support Services:	19.00	21.00	21.00	20.00	28.70	23.50	23.10
Student-Teacher Ratio:	14.74	14.31	15.66	15.81	15.42	15.49	15.74

Schools

Berea Community Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	2 Pirate Parkway, Berea KY 40403
Berea Community High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1 Pirate Parkway, Berea KY 40403
Berea Community Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	2 Pirate Parkway, Berea KY 40403

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
K-PREP Test
2012	Language Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	42%	50.7%
2013	Language Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	50.0%	51.4%
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	46.3%	42.3%
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	31.0%	35.6%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	52.4%	45.6%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	59.7%	61.7%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	38.2%	42.8%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	17.3%	43.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	44.7%	49.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	48.1%	47.6%
2012	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	38.8%	49.1%
2013	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	37.7%	53.7%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	35%	39.6%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	26.0%	43.9%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	41.3%	47%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	32.5%	48.8%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	60%	68.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	46.8%	68.5%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	48.9%	38.9%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	39.0%	44.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	46.7%	47.5%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	44.2%	47.1%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	53.3%	59.8%
2013	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	49.4%	59.3%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	36.7%	31.7%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	19.5%	35.7%
2012	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	36.6%	38.4%
2013	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	43.0%	43.8%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	30.5%	41.6%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	31.4%	38.5%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	50%	46%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	44.2%	46.3%
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	22%	39.2%
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	45.3%	48.0%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	29.5%	38.6%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	36.0%	38.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	50.5%	47.8%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	47.7%	54.7%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	51.4%	61.8%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	48.8%	61.2%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	29.1%	41.5%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	38.9%	45.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	51.2%	46.7%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	56.6%	52.4%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	46.5%	58.6%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	61.1%	59.2%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	27.9%	43.5%
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	38.9%	38.6%
K-PREP EOC Test
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	27.3%	40%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	6.3%	36.0%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	34.9%	30.3%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	25.3%	36.3%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	48.8%	52.2%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	43.6%	55.8%
2012	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	45.5%	39.5%
2013	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	50.7%	51.3%
KCCT Test
2007	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	56.36%	61.71%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	58.02%	69.52%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	58.1%	70.27%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	70.27%	72.95%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	71.01%	72.76%
2007	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	69.09%	72.72%
2008	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	65.84%	72.65%
2009	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	58.89%	73.54%
2010	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	75.29%	76.81%
2011	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	73.11%	76%
2007	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	64.52%	66.15%
2008	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	44.94%	68.94%
2009	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	55.95%	69.98%
2010	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	56.1%	70.41%
2011	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	59.3%	70.53%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	60%	61.6%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	33.85%	59.68%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	43.48%	61.11%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	42.55%	55.58%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	67.86%	59.75%
2007	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	53.33%	53.37%
2008	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	44.62%	52.62%
2009	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	45.65%	55.37%
2010	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	53.19%	59.07%
2011	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	55.95%	59.74%
2007	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	33.78%	39.3%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	44.44%	38.53%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	23.08%	41.19%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	39.74%	40.28%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	37.31%	45.98%
2007	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	74.67%	60.15%
2008	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	53.97%	60.01%
2009	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	51.25%	61.84%
2010	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	62.2%	61.31%
2011	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	60.56%	65.91%
2007	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	45.95%	41.65%
2008	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	52.78%	41.28%
2009	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	24.62%	41.22%
2010	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	51.28%	41.14%
2011	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	38.81%	41.37%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	47.3%	43.74%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	44.44%	38.42%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	30.77%	40.68%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	35.9%	39.86%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	28.36%	41.49%
2007	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	38.33%	19.79%
2008	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	27.14%	29.73%
2009	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	56.16%	34.97%
2010	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	26.23%	35.94%
2011	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	39.74%	40.89%
2007	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	42.53%	51.85%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	38.65%	56.96%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	41.67%	60.92%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	45.04%	62.38%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	52.9%	65.11%
2007	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	59.39%	66.32%
2008	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	54.18%	66.81%
2009	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	53.95%	66.92%
2010	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	57.02%	70.21%
2011	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	63.77%	69.9%
2007	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	47.78%	55.95%
2008	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	53.16%	59.57%
2009	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	43.21%	62.72%
2010	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	46.38%	57.02%
2011	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	58.51%	64.04%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	47.67%	52.64%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	40.21%	57.82%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	50%	55.8%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	44.87%	56.28%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	47.44%	60.09%
2007	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	43.02%	41.92%
2008	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	23.71%	39.48%
2009	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	27.63%	42.06%
2010	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	26.92%	42.34%
2011	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	24.36%	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:	$12,538,000	$10,969		$12,170,000	$10,994		$11,917,000	$10,736
Federal:	$2,062,000	$1,804	16.4%	$2,784,000	$2,515	22.9%	$2,288,000	$2,061	19.2%
State:	$7,782,000	$6,808	62.1%	$6,894,000	$6,228	56.6%	$7,180,000	$6,468	60.3%
Local:	$2,694,000	$2,357	21.5%	$2,492,000	$2,251	20.5%	$2,449,000	$2,206	20.6%
Total Expenditures:	$12,605,000	$11,028		$11,732,000	$10,598		$11,825,000	$10,653
Total Current Expenditures:	$11,648,000	$10,191		$10,895,000	$9,842		$10,675,000	$9,617
Instructional Expenditures:	$7,278,000	$6,367	62.5%	$6,508,000	$5,879	59.7%	$6,417,000	$5,781	60.1%
Student and Staff Support:	$1,013,000	$886	8.7%	$1,056,000	$954	9.7%	$1,054,000	$950	9.9%
Administration:	$1,212,000	$1,060	10.4%	$1,239,000	$1,119	11.4%	$1,259,000	$1,134	11.8%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,145,000	$1,877	18.4%	$2,092,000	$1,890	19.2%	$1,945,000	$1,752	18.2%
Total Capital Outlay:	$473,000	$414		$352,000	$318		$610,000	$550
Construction:	$0	$0		$13,000	$12		$0	$0
Total Other:	$83,000	$73		$91,000	$82		$89,000	$80
Interest on Debt:	$401,000	$351		$394,000	$356		$451,000	$406

Total Salary:	$6,594,000	$5,769		$6,293,000	$5,685		$6,121,000	$5,514
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$4,715,000	$4,125	71.5%	$4,387,000	$3,963	69.7%	$4,292,000	$3,867	70.1%
Other Salary:	$1,879,000	$1,644	28.5%	$1,906,000	$1,722	30.3%	$1,829,000	$1,648	29.9%
Total Benefit:	$2,382,000	$2,084		$2,119,000	$1,914		$2,083,000	$1,877
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,691,000	$1,479	71.0%	$1,352,000	$1,221	63.8%	$1,357,000	$1,223	65.1%
Other Benefit:	$691,000	$605	29.0%	$767,000	$693	36.2%	$726,000	$654	34.9%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	41.4%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	58.6%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	29.3%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	24.1%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	27.6%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	8.6%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	10.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$40,039.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,525.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$37,386.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$44,994.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$49,133.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$49,560.0

* Berea Independent 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.