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C−

Elliott County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Sandy Hook.

Sandy Hook’s Schools page →

Students
892
Schools
4
Spent per student
$14,689
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Debt
$3.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Elliott County School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 19% of Kentucky districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.4% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $3.5M, about $3,908 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 19% 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 close to the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sandy Hook. Grade by grade →

PK–2Elliott County Primary SchoolThis district
9–12Elliott County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency25%
State average 37.8% · 519 students tested
Reading / language arts33%
State average 44.7% · 520 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 91.4% · 68 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
$14,689 per student · 0% below KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 33%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 64%Federal 21%

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

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

Enrollment over time
953’20
909’21
962’22
911’23
892’24

Down 6.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 97%Hispanic 1%Black <1%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

4 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.