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Scott County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Georgetown, Stamping Ground and Sadieville.

Georgetown’s School Grade B better than 61% of Kentucky school districts

Students
9,830
Schools
16
Spent per student
$12,350
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Debt
$282.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Scott County School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 61% of Kentucky districts
  • Spends 16% less per student than the KY average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $282.7M, about $28,758 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 61% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BGeorgetown 40,883Stamping Ground 843Sadieville 346

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Georgetown. Grade by grade →

K–56 elementary schoolsThis district
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency41%
State average 37.8% · 4,948 students tested
Reading / language arts49%
State average 44.7% · 4,939 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 91.4% · 735 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
$12,350 per student · 16% below KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 36%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 45%State 45%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
9,440’20
9,567’21
9,797’22
9,873’23
9,830’24

Up 4.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 74%Hispanic 12%Black 7%Two or more races 6%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Scott County Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Georgetown
230 students14:1
Western Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Georgetown
A
623 students15:1
Creekside Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Georgetown
B−
574 students15:1
Lemons Mill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Georgetown
C+
540 students14:1
Eastern Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Georgetown
B+
535 students16:1
Southern Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Georgetown
C
462 students14:1
Stamping Ground Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Stamping Ground
B−
418 students14:1
Northern Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Georgetown
A−
414 students14:1
Anne Mason Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Georgetown
C−
390 students12:1
Garth Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Georgetown
A
381 students13:1
Scott County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Georgetown
A−
837 students17:1
Royal Spring Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Georgetown
A−
719 students15:1
Georgetown Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Georgetown
C+
555 students14:1
Phoenix Horizon Community
High · Grades 6–12 · Georgetown
D−
83 students8:1
Great Crossing High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Georgetown
B+
1,677 students21:1
Scott County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Georgetown
B
1,392 students20:1

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.