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B−

Ohio County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Beaver Dam, Hartford, Fordsville, Centertown, McHenry and Rockport.

Beaver Dam’s School Grade B− better than 47% of Kentucky school districts

Students
3,726
Schools
10
Spent per student
$11,527
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Debt
$8.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Ohio County School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 47% of Kentucky districts
  • Spends 22% less per student than the KY average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $8.7M, about $2,340 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 47% of the 172 Kentucky school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Beaver Dam. Grade by grade →

PK–6Beaver Dam Elementary SchoolThis district
7–8Ohio County Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Ohio County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 37.8% · 1,998 students tested
Reading / language arts45%
State average 44.7% · 1,994 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 91.4% · 292 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$11,527 per student · 22% below KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 38%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 60%Federal 17%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
4,080’20
3,977’21
3,910’22
3,869’23
3,726’24

Down 8.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 2%Black <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

10 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Kentucky.