Henderson County School District

For the 2022 school year, there are 13 public schools serving 7,044 students in Henderson County School District. This district's average testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public schools in Kentucky.

Public Schools in Henderson County School District have an average math proficiency score of 59% (versus the Kentucky public school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 57% (versus the 56% statewide average).

The top ranked public schools in Henderson County School District are Henderson County South Middle School, Spottsville Elementary School and Niagara Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Henderson County School District has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in Kentucky.

Minority enrollment is 24% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Kentucky public school average of 25% (majority Black).

Top Rankings

Henderson County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kentucky for:

Overview

School District Name

Henderson County School District

School District Phone Number

(270) 831-5000

School District Grades Offered

PK - 12

2020-2021 School Year Data

This School District

This State (KY)

# Schools

13 Schools

1,532 Schools

# Students

7,044 Students

658,809 Students

# Teachers

455 Teachers

42,518 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

15:1

District Rank

Henderson County School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 170 school districts in Kentucky (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2018-2019 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 91% has increased from 90% over five school years.

Definition of Terms 2020-2021 School Year Data

This School District

State Average (KY)

Overall District Rank

#43 out of 173 school districts
(Top 30%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)

59%

46%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Henderson County School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of KY by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)

57%

56%

This chart display the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Henderson County School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of KY by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Graduation Rate

91%

90%

This chart display public school graduation rate of Henderson County School District and public school graduation rate of KY by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

Diversity Score

0.41

0.43

# American Indian Students

5 Students

856 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

34 Students

12,629 Students

% Asian Students

n/a

# Hispanic Students

404 Students

51,627 Students

% Hispanic Students

# Black Students

620 Students

69,971 Students

% Black Students

11%

# White Students

5,332 Students

492,417 Students

% White Students

76%

75%

# Hawaiian Students

27 Students

902 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

622 Students

30,411 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

268

20,258

# Students in K Grade:

450

45,611

# Students in 1st Grade:

564

49,131

# Students in 2nd Grade:

485

48,196

# Students in 3rd Grade:

437

43,885

# Students in 4th Grade:

478

47,539

# Students in 5th Grade:

485

48,330

# Students in 6th Grade:

560

50,636

# Students in 7th Grade:

556

51,731

# Students in 8th Grade:

580

52,396

# Students in 9th Grade:

559

53,890

# Students in 10th Grade:

575

52,232

# Students in 11th Grade:

567

48,687

# Students in 12th Grade:

475

45,632

# Ungraded Students:

655

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $12,106 in this school district is less than the state median of $12,790. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $13,014 is less than the state median of $13,085. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.

Definition of Terms 2018-2019

This School District

This State (KY)

Total Revenue

$85 MM

$28 MM