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C

Todd County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Elkton, Guthrie and Trenton.

Elkton’s School Grade C better than 34% of Kentucky school districts

Students
1,886
Schools
7
Spent per student
$13,180
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Debt
$8.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Todd County School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 34% of Kentucky districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the KY average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $8.2M, about $4,328 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 34% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CElkton 2,387CGuthrie 1,395Trenton 340

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Elkton. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Todd County Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Todd County Central High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30%
State average 37.8% · 917 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 44.7% · 915 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 91.4% · 146 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
$13,180 per student · 11% below KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 42%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 59%Federal 14%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,884’23
1,886’24

About steady since 2023–24.

Students
White 72%Hispanic 13%Black 8%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

South Todd Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Guthrie
B
511 students15:1
North Todd Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkton
B
442 students15:1
Todd County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Elkton
C+
401 students15:1
Horizons High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Elkton
29 students14:1
Todd County Day Treatment
High · Grades 6–12 · Elkton
2 students2:1
Todd County Virtual Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Elkton
1 students1:1
Todd County Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Elkton
C−
500 students16:1

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.