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Schools in Dawson Springs · Dawson Springs Independent School District

Dawson Springs’s public schools score below 73% of Kentucky districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Dawson Springs’s districts is 32%, below the Kentucky average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Dawson Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kentucky, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from D to B−K–12Where will my kid go?

From Kentucky state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
39%
▼ 6 pts vs KY 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▼ 6 pts vs KY 38%
2021–22
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 8% vs KY $14.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
KY 15.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
631 students on the public path
In brief

Dawson Springs’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 39% of tested students were proficient in reading and 32% in math, against 45% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,563 per student, against $14,752 across Kentucky (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School. Enrollment is up 13% since 2021–22. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Dawson Springs’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 27% of Kentucky school districts. Test scores are below the Kentucky average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Kentucky school districts we grade (172)Better than 27%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kentucky towns with similar household incomes (93)Better than 25%
DB−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 267 test results could put Dawson Springs anywhere from D to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Dawson Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (267 in math, 267 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Dawson Springs, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Dawson Springs ElementaryDawson Springs Independent School DistrictC−
6–12Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High SchoolDawson Springs Independent School DistrictC+

Dawson Springs’s public schools are run by Dawson Springs Independent School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Dawson Springs Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 631 students, up 13% since 2021–22 · 14.2 per teacher (KY 15.4)
$13,563KY $14,752 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 44.7% · 267 students tested
Math32%
State average 37.8% · 267 students tested

Dawson Springs vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kentucky towns that share Dawson Springs’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dawson SpringsCDawson Springs Independent

Every school in Dawson Springs

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Dawson Springsby address
Dawson Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
342 students15:1Rate it →
Dawson Springs Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Dawson Spgs
C+
289 students13:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (DSISD Virtual Academy).

Questions about Dawson Springs’s schools

Are Dawson Springs’s schools good?

On Kentucky’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Dawson Springs children attend score below 73% of Kentucky’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 25%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Dawson Springs in?

Dawson Springs Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 631 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Dawson Springs spend per student?

$13,563 in Dawson Springs Independent School District (FY2024), against $14,752 across Kentucky. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kentucky. Stars are from neighbors.