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Carlisle, KY
Public School Ratings




Carlisle Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Nicholas County School District details

Nicholas County School District
395 West Main St.
Carlisle, KY 40311

1,119 Students enrolled in District

2 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 15)

Nicholas County School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Kentucky

3

(10 is best)

Better than 23.8% of all KY school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 32.0% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
42%
38%
46%
30%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Nicholas County Elementary School
133 School Drive
Carlisle, KY, 40311
PK-06
Nicholas County High School
103 School Dr
Carlisle, KY, 40311
07-12

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 93.8% 76.7%
Black 0.5% 11.5%
Hispanic 5.3% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 67.8% 57.3%
Free lunch eligible 64.5% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.3% 3.0%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,452 $4,982,000 39.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $236 $264,000 2.1%
Staff $246 $275,000 2.2%
General Administration $762 $853,000 6.7%
School Administration $490 $548,000 4.3%
Operation $892 $998,000 7.9%
Transportation $1,182 $1,323,000 10.5%
Other $232 $260,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,040 $4,521,000 35.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,806 $3,140,000 24.8%
Total Expenditures $11,298 $12,643,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,206 $4,756,220,000 51.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $653 $431,000,000 4.7%
Staff $636 $419,649,000 4.6%
General Administration $271 $178,736,000 1.9%
School Administration $732 $482,815,000 5.3%
Operation $986 $650,768,000 7.1%
Transportation $576 $380,254,000 4.1%
Other $356 $235,292,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,210 $2,778,514,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,506 $1,654,224,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,922 $9,188,958,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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