Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Carlisle

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C

Nicholas County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Carlisle.

Carlisle’s School Grade C better than 28% of Kentucky school districts

Students
1,080
Schools
2
Spent per student
$11,695
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Debt
$26.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Nicholas County School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 28% of Kentucky districts
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 21% less per student than the KY average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $26.2M, about $24,260 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 28% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Carlisle. Grade by grade →

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency33%
State average 37.8% · 543 students tested
Reading / language arts37%
State average 44.7% · 543 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 91.4% · 76 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
$11,695 per student · 21% below KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 34%Other 10%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 19%State 62%Federal 20%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,091’20
1,138’21
1,119’22
1,091’23
1,080’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 1%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

2 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.