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Whitley City Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2819 N Hwy 27
Whitley City, KY 42653
Phone
(606) 376-2690
District
McCreary County
County
MCCREARY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
551
Classroom Teachers
40

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kentucky

8

(10 is best)

Better than 70.8% of all KY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 64.3% of all U.S. schools.


Whitley City Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
56%
45%
53%
46%
58%
43%
56%
45%
53%
46%
58%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
50%
45%
57%
47%
43%
43%
50%
45%
57%
47%
43%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
45%
55%
47%
36%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 56 10.2%
Kindergarten 80 14.5%
Grade 1 87 15.8%
Grade 2 81 14.7%
Grade 3 77 14.0%
Grade 4 86 15.6%
Grade 5 84 15.2%
Total 551 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 98.0% 98.1% 76.7%
Black 0.4% 0.3% 11.5%
Hispanic 1.3% 1.4% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 83.5% 82.0% 57.3%
Free lunch eligible 81.3% 79.6% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.2% 2.4% 3.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 16,892 4,512,310
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 39.6 114
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.4% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.4% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.5% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.6% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 16.1% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,510 1,769,102
Single Parent Households With Children 5.1% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 78.0% 88.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 6.8% 26.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 3.7% 12.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 6.8% 15.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.3% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.7% 17.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.3% 16.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.7% 13.6%
$15,000 or less 27.5% 11.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,936 $21,545,000 55.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $766 $2,080,000 5.4%
Staff $221 $599,000 1.5%
General Administration $362 $984,000 2.5%
School Administration $575 $1,561,000 4.0%
Operation $1,036 $2,813,000 7.2%
Transportation $782 $2,122,000 5.5%
Other $362 $983,000 2.5%
Total Support $4,104 $11,142,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,261 $6,138,000 15.8%
Total Expenditures $14,300 $38,825,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,206 $4,756,220,000 51.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $653 $431,000,000 4.7%
Staff $636 $419,649,000 4.6%
General Administration $271 $178,736,000 1.9%
School Administration $732 $482,815,000 5.3%
Operation $986 $650,768,000 7.1%
Transportation $576 $380,254,000 4.1%
Other $356 $235,292,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,210 $2,778,514,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,506 $1,654,224,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,922 $9,188,958,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%