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Webster County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Providence, Sebree, Clay, Dixon, Slaughters and Wheatcroft.

Providence’s School Grade B better than 57% of Kentucky school districts

Students
2,165
Schools
6
Spent per student
$12,368
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
61%
Debt
$11.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Webster County School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 57% of Kentucky districts
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 16% less per student than the KY average
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Debt of $11.5M, about $5,315 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 57% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Providence. Grade by grade →

PK–6Providence Elementary SchoolThis district
9–12Webster County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency34%
State average 37.8% · 1,118 students tested
Reading / language arts38%
State average 44.7% · 1,114 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 91.4% · 151 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
$12,368 per student · 16% below KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 41%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 60%Federal 18%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,183’20
2,161’21
2,168’22
2,173’23
2,165’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 73%Hispanic 21%Two or more races 3%Black 2%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.