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B+

McLean County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Livermore, Calhoun, Island and Sacramento.

Livermore’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Kentucky school districts

Students
1,387
Schools
6
Spent per student
$13,750
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Debt
$9.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about McLean County School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 73% of Kentucky districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the KY average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $9.9M, about $7,129 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 73% 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 well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Livermore. Grade by grade →

PK–5Livermore Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8McLean County Middle SchoolThis district
9–12McLean County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency46%
State average 37.8% · 712 students tested
Reading / language arts53%
State average 44.7% · 712 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 91.4% · 106 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
$13,750 per student · 7% below KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 36%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 58%Federal 14%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,417’20
1,399’21
1,405’22
1,390’23
1,387’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 2%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

6 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.