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Rockcastle County School District

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Rockcastle County School District is located close to the center of Kentucky. Rockcastle County School District has 316.54 square miles of land area and 1.55 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Rockcastle County School District population is 16,965. Rockcastle County School District median household income is $31,536 in 2010-2014. Rockcastle County School District median house value is $75,300 in 2010-2014. On average, Rockcastle County School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (79 out of 169, top 47%) Elementary/Middle School: (16 out of 174, top 9%)* Rank: #47
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	6
Population	16,965 (2010-2014), rank #68
Population Growth	2.45% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	53.33/sq mi, rank #121
Median Household Income:	$31,536 at 2010-2014—22.98% increase since 2005-2009, rank #125
Median House Price:	$75,300 at 2010-2014—10.74% increase since 2005-2009, rank #135
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	316.54 sq mi, rank #56
Water Area:	1.55 sq mi (0.49%), rank #106
State:	Kentucky
County:	Rockcastle County
City:	Brodhead, Crab Orchard, Mount Vernon, Livingston, Orlando, Berea, Mc Kee
Zip:	40409, 40419, 40456, 40445, 40460, 40403, 40447
Area:	Richmond-Berea, KY

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Rockcastle County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

245 Richmond St

Mount Vernon KY, 40456, Rockcastle County

Phone: 606-256-2125

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,942	2,944	2,997	3,014	3,073	3,048	3,027
English Language Learner Students:	1	4	3	2	1	1	0
Total Teachers:	184.00	190.00	191.00	193.00	194.00	195.00	200.00
Prekindergarten:	5.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	5.00
Kindergarten:	7.00	7.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Elementary:	95.00	98.00	107.00	107.00	106.00	106.00	109.00
Secondary:	39.00	42.00	44.00	45.00	47.00	47.00	48.00
Ungraded:	38.00	39.00	36.00	37.00	37.00	38.00	38.00
Total Other Staff:	285.00	282.00	285.00	294.00	385.80	298.90	302.40
Instructional Aides:	79.00	82.00	78.00	83.00	102.20	81.70	82.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00
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	6.00	6.00	6.00	6.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	4.00	4.00	3.00	4.00	6.50	6.00	6.00
District Administrative Support:	11.00	10.00	11.00	11.00	16.40	12.00	11.00
School Administrators:	17.00	16.00	18.00	18.00	20.00	16.80	16.80
School Administrative Support:	17.00	16.00	17.00	17.00	24.00	17.20	17.30
Student Support Services:	11.00	11.00	14.00	16.00	14.30	12.00	12.00
Other Support Services:	133.00	130.00	131.00	132.00	188.40	139.20	143.30
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.99	15.49	15.69	15.62	15.84	15.63	15.14

Schools

Brodhead Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	27 School St, Brodhead KY 40409
Mt. Vernon Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	530 Williams St, Mount Vernon KY 40456
Rockcastle Academy For Academic Ach	Grade 7 to Grade 12	955 West Main St, Mount Vernon KY 40456
Rockcastle County High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1545 Hwy 461, Mount Vernon KY 40456
Rockcastle County Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	945 West Main St, Mount Vernon KY 40456
Roundstone Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	6701 North Wilderness Rd, Mount Vernon KY 40456

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
K-PREP Test
2012	Language Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	41.1%	50.7%
2013	Language Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	47.5%	51.4%
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	43.1%	42.3%
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	36.2%	35.6%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	49.1%	45.6%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	65.4%	61.7%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	36.6%	42.8%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	34.9%	43.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	46.5%	49.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	47.6%	47.6%
2012	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	54%	49.1%
2013	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	53.2%	53.7%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	39.7%	39.6%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	51.7%	43.9%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	52.7%	47%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	49.8%	48.8%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	81%	68.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	69.7%	68.5%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	21.1%	38.9%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	43.5%	44.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	41.7%	47.5%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	54.4%	47.1%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	60.5%	59.8%
2013	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	66.7%	59.3%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	32.5%	31.7%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	45.6%	35.7%
2012	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	29.2%	38.4%
2013	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	33.8%	43.8%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	24.9%	41.6%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	28.3%	38.5%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	39.9%	46%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	42.5%	46.3%
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	39.1%	39.2%
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	40.2%	48.0%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	32.6%	38.6%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	28.1%	38.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	49.5%	47.8%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	45.1%	54.7%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	74.3%	61.8%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	63.8%	61.2%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	39.2%	41.5%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	47.7%	45.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	54.3%	46.7%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	54.2%	52.4%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	52.3%	58.6%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	64.4%	59.2%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	59.3%	43.5%
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	50.0%	38.6%
K-PREP EOC Test
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	32.4%	40%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	26.0%	36.0%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	21.8%	30.3%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	25.6%	36.3%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	55%	52.2%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	48.8%	55.8%
2012	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	41.1%	39.5%
2013	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	44.6%	51.3%
KCCT Test
2007	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	78.42%	61.71%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	87.46%	69.52%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	83.36%	70.27%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	81.5%	72.95%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	76.2%	72.76%
2007	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	90.94%	72.72%
2008	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	86.96%	72.65%
2009	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	85.56%	73.54%
2010	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	85.17%	76.81%
2011	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	82.19%	76%
2007	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	92.16%	66.15%
2008	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	93.75%	68.94%
2009	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	91.67%	69.98%
2010	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	87.78%	70.41%
2011	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	84.75%	70.53%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	77.61%	61.6%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	81.77%	59.68%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	74.36%	61.11%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	62.15%	55.58%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	59.45%	59.75%
2007	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	65.17%	53.37%
2008	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	73.4%	52.62%
2009	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	66.15%	55.37%
2010	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	77.57%	59.07%
2011	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	70.05%	59.74%
2007	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	30.37%	39.3%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	30.41%	38.53%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	45.24%	41.19%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	36.84%	40.28%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	43.75%	45.98%
2007	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	61.21%	60.15%
2008	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	60.68%	60.01%
2009	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	73.3%	61.84%
2010	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	63.18%	61.31%
2011	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	65.55%	65.91%
2007	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	34.58%	41.65%
2008	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	39.63%	41.28%
2009	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	46.67%	41.22%
2010	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	37.8%	41.14%
2011	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	52.08%	41.37%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	43.46%	43.74%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	32.26%	38.42%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	38.57%	40.68%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	51.67%	39.86%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	51.04%	41.49%
2007	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	21.57%	19.79%
2008	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	31.53%	29.73%
2009	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	33.04%	34.97%
2010	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	38.16%	35.94%
2011	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	36.46%	40.89%
2007	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	59.17%	51.85%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	72.6%	56.96%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	74.46%	60.92%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	75.41%	62.38%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	69.04%	65.11%
2007	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	74.96%	66.32%
2008	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	70.24%	66.81%
2009	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	77.38%	66.92%
2010	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	80.49%	70.21%
2011	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	76.32%	69.9%
2007	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	69.8%	55.95%
2008	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	73.62%	59.57%
2009	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	84.36%	62.72%
2010	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	75.49%	57.02%
2011	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	79.58%	64.04%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	82.17%	52.64%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	83.33%	57.82%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	87.18%	55.8%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	85.85%	56.28%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	73.91%	60.09%
2007	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	48.7%	41.92%
2008	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	58.33%	39.48%
2009	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	71.79%	42.06%
2010	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	62.26%	42.34%
2011	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	61.84%	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:	$30,108,000	$10,046		$29,372,000	$9,745		$30,056,000	$9,781
Federal:	$4,923,000	$1,643	16.4%	$5,036,000	$1,671	17.1%	$6,219,000	$2,024	20.7%
State:	$21,667,000	$7,230	72.0%	$20,846,000	$6,916	71.0%	$20,399,000	$6,638	67.9%
Local:	$3,518,000	$1,174	11.7%	$3,490,000	$1,158	11.9%	$3,438,000	$1,119	11.4%
Total Expenditures:	$29,221,000	$9,750		$28,954,000	$9,607		$29,432,000	$9,578
Total Current Expenditures:	$27,543,000	$9,190		$27,189,000	$9,021		$27,903,000	$9,080
Instructional Expenditures:	$17,163,000	$5,727	62.3%	$16,792,000	$5,571	61.8%	$17,585,000	$5,722	63.0%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,554,000	$852	9.3%	$2,643,000	$877	9.7%	$2,753,000	$896	9.9%
Administration:	$2,050,000	$684	7.4%	$2,104,000	$698	7.7%	$2,008,000	$653	7.2%
Operations, Food, Other:	$5,776,000	$1,927	21.0%	$5,650,000	$1,875	20.8%	$5,557,000	$1,808	19.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$1,118,000	$373		$1,044,000	$346		$781,000	$254
Construction:	$248,000	$83		$459,000	$152		$178,000	$58
Total Other:	$311,000	$104		$331,000	$110		$326,000	$106
Interest on Debt:	$249,000	$83		$390,000	$129		$422,000	$137

Total Salary:	$17,253,000	$5,757		$17,240,000	$5,720		$17,563,000	$5,715
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$11,825,000	$3,946	68.5%	$11,735,000	$3,893	68.1%	$11,854,000	$3,857	67.5%
Other Salary:	$5,428,000	$1,811	31.5%	$5,505,000	$1,826	31.9%	$5,709,000	$1,858	32.5%
Total Benefit:	$6,671,000	$2,226		$6,501,000	$2,157		$6,415,000	$2,088
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$4,466,000	$1,490	66.9%	$4,308,000	$1,429	66.3%	$4,291,000	$1,396	66.9%
Other Benefit:	$2,205,000	$736	33.1%	$2,193,000	$728	33.7%	$2,124,000	$691	33.1%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	17.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	82.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	15.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	17.2%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	23.7%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	33.8%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	20.2%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	5.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,837.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$32,884.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$40,266.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$47,600.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$49,499.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$50,004.0

* Rockcastle County School District was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.