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B+

Casey County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Liberty.

Liberty’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Kentucky school districts

Students
2,179
Schools
5
Spent per student
$14,007
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
Debt
$14.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Casey County School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 67% of Kentucky districts
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 5% less per student than the KY average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $14.7M, about $6,748 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 67% 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
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Liberty 2,021

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Liberty. Grade by grade →

PK–5Liberty Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Casey County Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Casey County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency37%
State average 37.8% · 1,166 students tested
Reading / language arts41%
State average 44.7% · 1,164 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 91.4% · 129 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
$14,007 per student · 5% below KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 33%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 50%Federal 35%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,263’20
2,202’21
2,202’22
2,183’23
2,179’24

Down 3.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 87%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 2%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Walnut Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Liberty
A−
371 students13:1
Liberty Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Liberty
A−
369 students15:1
Jones Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Liberty
B+
312 students14:1
Casey County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Liberty
B
497 students14:1
Casey County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Liberty
A−
630 students15:1

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.