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B+

Trigg County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Cadiz.

Cadiz’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Kentucky school districts

Students
1,954
Schools
5
Spent per student
$13,439
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Debt
$14.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Trigg County School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 74% of Kentucky districts
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the KY average
  • 17 students per teacher
  • Debt of $14.3M, about $7,337 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 74% 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 well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cadiz. Grade by grade →

PK–2Trigg County Primary SchoolThis district
6–8Trigg County Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Trigg County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency40%
State average 37.8% · 989 students tested
Reading / language arts45%
State average 44.7% · 989 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 91.4% · 156 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
$13,439 per student · 9% below KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 36%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 37%State 46%Federal 17%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,978’21
1,964’22
1,958’23
1,954’24

About steady since 2021–22.

Students
White 77%Two or more races 10%Black 7%Hispanic 6%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

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.