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Spencer County School District is located close to the center of Kentucky. Spencer County School District has 186.68 square miles of land area and 4.98 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Spencer County School District population is 17,419. Spencer County School District median household income is $65,149 in 2010-2014. Spencer County School District median house value is $174,600 in 2010-2014. On average, Spencer County School District is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (150 out of 169, bottom 11%) Elementary/Middle School: (96 out of 174, bottom 45%)* Rank: #139
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	7
Population	17,419 (2010-2014), rank #66
Population Growth	4.26% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	90.89/sq mi, rank #83
Median Household Income:	$65,149 at 2010-2014—13.08% increase since 2005-2009, rank #6
Median House Price:	$174,600 at 2010-2014—3.68% increase since 2005-2009, rank #7
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	186.68 sq mi, rank #109
Water Area:	4.98 sq mi (2.60%), rank #53
State:	Kentucky
County:	Spencer County
City:	Taylorsville, Coxs Creek, Mount Washington, Fisherville, Shelbyville, Elkfork, Bloomfield, Mount Eden
Zip:	40071, 40013, 40047, 40023, 40065, 40008, 40046
Area:	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN

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Spencer County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

207 West Main St

Taylorsville KY, 40071, Spencer County

Phone: 502-477-3250

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,918	2,901	2,857	2,866	2,883	2,804	2,707
English Language Learner Students:	20	17	5	8	11	10	10
Total Teachers:	156.00	151.05	150.12	150.39	150.80	148.70	156.80
Prekindergarten:	3.00	3.00	3.50	3.00	3.00	3.50	4.80
Kindergarten:	6.00	5.00	3.00	3.00	2.00	3.00	3.00
Elementary:	85.50	85.35	87.96	87.75	89.80	89.00	91.00
Secondary:	39.00	37.50	35.90	36.38	34.30	29.40	29.40
Ungraded:	22.50	20.20	19.76	20.26	21.70	23.80	28.60
Total Other Staff:	218.00	208.00	216.00	200.66	287.40	200.60	207.50
Instructional Aides:	56.00	56.00	54.00	52.00	60.80	50.90	58.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	3.00	2.00	1.00	2.00	1.00	1.40	4.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.00	4.00	6.00	6.40	5.00	5.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Other Guidance Counselors:	4.00	4.00	4.00	6.00	6.40	5.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	6.00	6.00	6.00	5.00	7.20	5.30	4.30
District Administrative Support:	12.00	11.00	11.00	11.00	20.90	11.00	11.00
School Administrators:	15.00	15.00	15.00	14.00	17.30	15.10	14.90
School Administrative Support:	20.00	20.00	21.00	19.00	31.90	19.30	20.80
Student Support Services:	9.00	8.00	10.00	7.00	6.90	7.50	7.70
Other Support Services:	89.00	82.00	90.00	80.66	131.00	81.10	77.80
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.71	19.21	19.03	19.06	19.12	18.86	17.26

Schools

Hillview Academy	Grade 1 to Grade 12	404 Main Cross St, Taylorsville KY 40071
Spencer County Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1265 Mt. Washington Rd, Taylorsville KY 40071
Spencer County Headstart	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	110 Reasor Ave, Taylorsville KY 40071
Spencer County High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	520 Taylorsville Rd, Taylorsville KY 40071
Spencer County Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1263 Mt Washington Rd, Taylorsville KY 40071
Spencer County Preschool	Prekindergarten to Prekindergarten	110 Reasor Ave, Taylorsville KY 40071
Taylorsville Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	206 Reasor Ave, Taylorsville KY 40071

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
K-PREP Test
2012	Language Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	55.9%	50.7%
2013	Language Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	53.1%	51.4%
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	52.4%	42.3%
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	30.6%	35.6%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	35.8%	45.6%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	59.4%	61.7%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	50.5%	42.8%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	36.4%	43.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	58.5%	49.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	46.3%	47.6%
2012	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	55.2%	49.1%
2013	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	60.9%	53.7%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	48.1%	39.6%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	53.2%	43.9%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	55.2%	47%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	56.4%	48.8%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	84.8%	68.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	80.5%	68.5%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	58.4%	38.9%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	59.6%	44.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	51.1%	47.5%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	54.3%	47.1%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	65.6%	59.8%
2013	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	58.7%	59.3%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	43%	31.7%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	44.7%	35.7%
2012	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	36%	38.4%
2013	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	45.3%	43.8%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	48.6%	41.6%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	46.2%	38.5%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	46.7%	46%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	43.6%	46.3%
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	36.9%	39.2%
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	48.3%	48.0%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	32.1%	38.6%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	33.3%	38.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	50.4%	47.8%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	55.7%	54.7%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	61.2%	61.8%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	56.6%	61.2%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	39.2%	41.5%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	38.7%	45.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	52.1%	46.7%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	46.1%	52.4%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	58.5%	58.6%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	56.1%	59.2%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	34.6%	43.5%
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	26.5%	38.6%
K-PREP EOC Test
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	19.1%	40%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	24.8%	36.0%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	26.8%	36.3%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	60%	52.2%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	60.9%	55.8%
2012	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	27.1%	39.5%
2013	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	43.8%	51.3%
KCCT Test
2007	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	61.67%	61.71%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	67.24%	69.52%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	64.72%	70.27%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	75.67%	72.95%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	78.11%	72.76%
2007	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	78.33%	72.72%
2008	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	78.04%	72.65%
2009	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	71.07%	73.54%
2010	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	80.73%	76.81%
2011	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	81.73%	76%
2007	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	65.22%	66.15%
2008	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	70.71%	68.94%
2009	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	69.39%	69.98%
2010	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	78.74%	70.41%
2011	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	87.44%	70.53%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	77.25%	61.6%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	59.69%	59.68%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	53.47%	61.11%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	49.51%	55.58%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	59.24%	59.75%
2007	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	44.91%	53.37%
2008	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	48.69%	52.62%
2009	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	49.5%	55.37%
2010	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	49.51%	59.07%
2011	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	58.77%	59.74%
2007	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	30.13%	39.3%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	29.35%	38.53%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	26.37%	41.19%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	31.31%	40.28%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	43.33%	45.98%
2007	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	50.76%	60.15%
2008	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	50%	60.01%
2009	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	49.77%	61.84%
2010	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	55%	61.31%
2011	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	61.44%	65.91%
2007	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	31.41%	41.65%
2008	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	28.26%	41.28%
2009	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	19.9%	41.22%
2010	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	29.29%	41.14%
2011	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	37.22%	41.37%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	37.18%	43.74%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	25%	38.42%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	21.39%	40.68%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	24.24%	39.86%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	42.78%	41.49%
2007	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	15.34%	19.79%
2008	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	22.38%	29.73%
2009	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	25.42%	34.97%
2010	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	17.65%	35.94%
2011	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	27.27%	40.89%
2007	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	40.21%	51.85%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	48.96%	56.96%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	57.01%	60.92%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	66.72%	62.38%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	64.36%	65.11%
2007	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	60.7%	66.32%
2008	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	61.56%	66.81%
2009	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	61.46%	66.92%
2010	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	65.41%	70.21%
2011	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	56.99%	69.9%
2007	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	51.43%	55.95%
2008	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	52.24%	59.57%
2009	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	55.8%	62.72%
2010	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	58.37%	57.02%
2011	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	58.02%	64.04%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	47.44%	52.64%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	57.35%	57.82%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	40.98%	55.8%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	52.85%	56.28%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	51.63%	60.09%
2007	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	32.09%	41.92%
2008	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	41.67%	39.48%
2009	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	28.69%	42.06%
2010	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	34.72%	42.34%
2011	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	24.19%	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:	$26,627,000	$9,320		$25,858,000	$9,022		$25,605,000	$8,881
Federal:	$2,072,000	$725	7.8%	$2,085,000	$727	8.1%	$2,298,000	$797	9.0%
State:	$16,335,000	$5,718	61.3%	$15,632,000	$5,454	60.5%	$15,501,000	$5,377	60.5%
Local:	$8,220,000	$2,877	30.9%	$8,141,000	$2,841	31.5%	$7,806,000	$2,708	30.5%
Total Expenditures:	$23,501,000	$8,226		$24,028,000	$8,384		$23,577,000	$8,178
Total Current Expenditures:	$21,942,000	$7,680		$21,394,000	$7,465		$21,413,000	$7,427
Instructional Expenditures:	$12,182,000	$4,264	55.5%	$12,080,000	$4,215	56.5%	$12,358,000	$4,287	57.7%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,270,000	$795	10.3%	$1,963,000	$685	9.2%	$1,909,000	$662	8.9%
Administration:	$2,533,000	$887	11.5%	$2,582,000	$901	12.1%	$2,408,000	$835	11.2%
Operations, Food, Other:	$4,957,000	$1,735	22.6%	$4,769,000	$1,664	22.3%	$4,738,000	$1,643	22.1%
Total Capital Outlay:	$360,000	$126		$1,140,000	$398		$559,000	$194
Construction:	$13,000	$5		$792,000	$276		$299,000	$104
Total Other:	$260,000	$91		$269,000	$94		$274,000	$95
Interest on Debt:	$939,000	$329		$1,225,000	$427		$1,331,000	$462

Total Salary:	$13,737,000	$4,808		$13,419,000	$4,682		$13,639,000	$4,731
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$8,569,000	$2,999	62.4%	$8,609,000	$3,004	64.2%	$8,836,000	$3,065	64.8%
Other Salary:	$5,168,000	$1,809	37.6%	$4,810,000	$1,678	35.8%	$4,803,000	$1,666	35.2%
Total Benefit:	$4,955,000	$1,734		$4,668,000	$1,629		$4,579,000	$1,588
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$2,956,000	$1,035	59.7%	$2,806,000	$979	60.1%	$2,842,000	$986	62.1%
Other Benefit:	$1,999,000	$700	40.3%	$1,862,000	$650	39.9%	$1,737,000	$602	37.9%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	29.2%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	70.8%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	40.3%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	19.4%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	23.6%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	12.5%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	4.2%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,342.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,573.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$40,186.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$47,888.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$52,076.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$52,524.0

* Spencer 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.