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B−

Hickman County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Clinton and Columbus.

Clinton’s School Grade B− better than 54% of Kentucky school districts

Students
759
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,748
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Debt
$2.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Hickman County School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 54% of Kentucky districts
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $2.2M, about $2,885 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 54% 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
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Clinton. Grade by grade →

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35%
State average 37.8% · 336 students tested
Reading / language arts47%
State average 44.7% · 337 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 91.4% · 46 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% 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
$14,748 per student · 0% below KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 35%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 32%State 51%Federal 18%

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

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

Enrollment over time
744’20
748’21
723’22
717’23
759’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 77%Black 10%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 4%Asian <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.