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Bell County School District

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Bell County School District is located in southeast Kentucky. Bell County School District has 350.07 square miles of land area and 1.97 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Bell County School District population is 16,160. Bell County School District median household income is $28,193 in 2010-2014. Bell County School District median house value is $55,200 in 2010-2014. On average, Bell County School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (110 out of 169, bottom 35%) Elementary/Middle School: (79 out of 174, top 45%)* Rank: #107
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	9
Population	16,160 (2010-2014), rank #73
Population Growth	-3.84% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	45.90/sq mi, rank #129
Median Household Income:	$28,193 at 2010-2014—6.76% increase since 2005-2009, rank #151
Median House Price:	$55,200 at 2010-2014—4.55% increase since 2005-2009, rank #168
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	350.07 sq mi, rank #44
Water Area:	1.97 sq mi (0.56%), rank #100
State:	Kentucky
County:	Bell County
City:	Middlesboro, Hulen, Miracle, Calvin, Pineville, Frakes, Fourmile, Kettle Island, Stoney Fork, Arjay, Beverly
Zip:	40965, 40845, 40856, 40813, 40977, 40940, 40939, 40958, 40988, 40902, 40913
Area:	Middlesborough, KY

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Bell County School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

211 Virginia Ave

Pineville KY, 40977, Bell County

Phone: 606-337-7051

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	2,968	3,043	3,039	2,924	3,111	3,151	3,183
English Language Learner Students:	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total Teachers:	186.00	193.00	189.00	195.00	213.50	223.00	234.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Kindergarten:	7.00	11.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Elementary:	115.00	112.00	123.50	126.50	138.00	141.00	150.00
Secondary:	33.00	39.00	39.50	40.50	44.50	47.00	48.00
Ungraded:	31.00	31.00	26.00	28.00	31.00	35.00	36.00
Total Other Staff:	258.00	269.00	259.00	263.00	358.50	297.30	316.00
Instructional Aides:	49.00	55.00	51.00	52.00	64.00	59.60	64.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.00	4.00	4.00	3.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	6.00	7.00	7.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	10.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Other Guidance Counselors:	6.00	7.00	7.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00	7.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
District Administrators:	6.00	5.00	3.00	3.00	6.60	5.70	4.70
District Administrative Support:	12.00	14.00	10.00	10.00	12.10	9.90	9.00
School Administrators:	15.00	20.00	19.00	22.00	27.30	17.00	21.00
School Administrative Support:	37.00	35.00	35.00	35.00	52.50	41.80	38.30
Student Support Services:	8.00	7.00	9.00	10.00	10.40	8.00	12.00
Other Support Services:	115.00	116.00	115.00	114.00	166.60	136.30	147.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.96	15.77	16.08	14.99	14.57	14.13	13.60

Schools

Bell Central School Center	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	9821 Us 25e, Middlesboro KY 40965
Bell County Alternative School	Grade 4 to Grade 12	9828 Us Hwy 25e Second Floor, Pineville KY 40977
Bell County Education Center	Grade 9 to Grade 12	560 Correctional Dr, Pineville KY 40977
Bell County High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	9824 Us Hwy 25 East, Pineville KY 40977
Frakes School Center	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	29 Henderson Settlement Loop, Frakes KY 40940
Lone Jack School Center	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	101 Creech Hollow Rd, Fourmile KY 40939
Page School Center	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	239 Page School Rd, Pineville KY 40977
Right Fork School Center	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	5296 Hwy 221, Stoney Fork KY 40988
Yellow Creek School Center	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	4840 West Cumberland Ave, Middlesboro KY 40965

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
K-PREP Test
2012	Language Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	50.7%	50.7%
2013	Language Mechanics	10th Grade	% met std	55.9%	51.4%
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	44.2%	42.3%
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% met std	35.0%	35.6%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	44.8%	45.6%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	66.5%	61.7%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	43%	42.8%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	41.9%	43.5%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	49.8%	49.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	47.9%	47.6%
2012	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	41.9%	49.1%
2013	Language Mechanics	4th Grade	% met std	45.1%	53.7%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	38.3%	39.6%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	36.6%	43.9%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	43.2%	47%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	46.9%	48.8%
2012	Science	4th Grade	% met std	73.1%	68.8%
2013	Science	4th Grade	% met std	70.1%	68.5%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	26.1%	38.9%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	35.4%	44.3%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	41.2%	47.5%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	38.7%	47.1%
2012	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	58.4%	59.8%
2013	Social Studies	5th Grade	% met std	57.1%	59.3%
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	38.2%	31.7%
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	31.6%	35.7%
2012	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	32.7%	38.4%
2013	Language Mechanics	6th Grade	% met std	39.3%	43.8%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	33.2%	41.6%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	31.8%	38.5%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	45.1%	46%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	48.8%	46.3%
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	46%	39.2%
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	63.2%	48.0%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	26%	38.6%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	27.9%	38.6%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	54.9%	47.8%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	57.1%	54.7%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	59.3%	61.8%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	60.6%	61.2%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	32.6%	41.5%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	34.9%	45.1%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	45.7%	46.7%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	54.8%	52.4%
2012	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	55.7%	58.6%
2013	Social Studies	8th Grade	% met std	56.8%	59.2%
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	53.4%	43.5%
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	43.2%	38.6%
K-PREP EOC Test
2012	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	22.5%	40%
2013	Algebra II	End of course	% met std	22.2%	36.0%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	22.1%	30.3%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	29.0%	36.3%
2012	English II	End of course	% met std	54.7%	52.2%
2013	English II	End of course	% met std	50.6%	55.8%
2012	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	22.4%	39.5%
2013	U.S. History	End of course	% met std	33.7%	51.3%
KCCT Test
2007	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	54.23%	61.71%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	66.07%	69.52%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	76.96%	70.27%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	76.05%	72.95%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (EL)	% proficient	75.38%	72.76%
2007	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	69.73%	72.72%
2008	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	74.29%	72.65%
2009	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	79.32%	73.54%
2010	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	80.38%	76.81%
2011	Reading	All grades (EL)	% proficient	78.4%	76%
2007	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	64.98%	66.15%
2008	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	72.69%	68.94%
2009	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	75.97%	69.98%
2010	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	79.4%	70.41%
2011	Science	All grades (EL)	% proficient	81.22%	70.53%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	50%	61.6%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	55.7%	59.68%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	57.82%	61.11%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	49.78%	55.58%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (EL)	% proficient	54.71%	59.75%
2007	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	53.66%	53.37%
2008	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	54.82%	52.62%
2009	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	56.87%	55.37%
2010	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	65.94%	59.07%
2011	Writing	All grades (EL)	% proficient	59.19%	59.74%
2007	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	23.12%	39.3%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	33.52%	38.53%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	34.95%	41.19%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	32.98%	40.28%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (HS)	% proficient	36.93%	45.98%
2007	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	61.65%	60.15%
2008	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	68.1%	60.01%
2009	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	72.41%	61.84%
2010	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	57.21%	61.31%
2011	Reading	All grades (HS)	% proficient	69.71%	65.91%
2007	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	33.33%	41.65%
2008	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	49.72%	41.28%
2009	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	38.71%	41.22%
2010	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	41.49%	41.14%
2011	Science	All grades (HS)	% proficient	40.34%	41.37%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	33.33%	43.74%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	43.58%	38.42%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	47.85%	40.68%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	42.02%	39.86%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (HS)	% proficient	40.91%	41.49%
2007	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	13.37%	19.79%
2008	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	26.11%	29.73%
2009	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	36.36%	34.97%
2010	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	36.87%	35.94%
2011	Writing	All grades (HS)	% proficient	46.2%	40.89%
2007	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	38.19%	51.85%
2008	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	54.52%	56.96%
2009	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	63.6%	60.92%
2010	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	63.14%	62.38%
2011	Mathematics	All grades (MS)	% proficient	69.4%	65.11%
2007	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	60.71%	66.32%
2008	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	69.21%	66.81%
2009	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	72.52%	66.92%
2010	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	71.81%	70.21%
2011	Reading	All grades (MS)	% proficient	75.58%	69.9%
2007	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	48.26%	55.95%
2008	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	62.39%	59.57%
2009	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	70.83%	62.72%
2010	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	56.83%	57.02%
2011	Science	All grades (MS)	% proficient	68.29%	64.04%
2007	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	35.48%	52.64%
2008	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	47.56%	57.82%
2009	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	46.93%	55.8%
2010	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	57.85%	56.28%
2011	Social Studies	All grades (MS)	% proficient	61.68%	60.09%
2007	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	30.65%	41.92%
2008	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	37.33%	39.48%
2009	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	48.25%	42.06%
2010	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	49.17%	42.34%
2011	Writing	All grades (MS)	% proficient	53.74%	45.22%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$36,166,000	$11,901		$31,793,000	$10,873		$33,207,000	$10,674
Federal:	$7,781,000	$2,560	21.5%	$6,614,000	$2,262	20.8%	$7,828,000	$2,516	23.6%
State:	$22,187,000	$7,301	61.3%	$20,671,000	$7,069	65.0%	$21,112,000	$6,786	63.6%
Local:	$6,198,000	$2,039	17.1%	$4,508,000	$1,542	14.2%	$4,267,000	$1,372	12.8%
Total Expenditures:	$31,334,000	$10,311		$31,198,000	$10,670		$35,729,000	$11,485
Total Current Expenditures:	$29,528,000	$9,716		$28,933,000	$9,895		$30,392,000	$9,769
Instructional Expenditures:	$16,035,000	$5,276	54.3%	$15,802,000	$5,404	54.6%	$17,315,000	$5,566	57.0%
Student and Staff Support:	$3,630,000	$1,194	12.3%	$3,533,000	$1,208	12.2%	$3,712,000	$1,193	12.2%
Administration:	$2,888,000	$950	9.8%	$2,871,000	$982	9.9%	$2,718,000	$874	8.9%
Operations, Food, Other:	$6,975,000	$2,295	23.6%	$6,727,000	$2,301	23.3%	$6,647,000	$2,137	21.9%
Total Capital Outlay:	$554,000	$182		$1,553,000	$531		$4,632,000	$1,489
Construction:	$276,000	$91		$902,000	$308		$3,996,000	$1,284
Total Other:	$414,000	$136		$484,000	$166		$470,000	$151
Interest on Debt:	$838,000	$276		$228,000	$78		$235,000	$76

Total Salary:	$17,769,000	$5,847		$17,722,000	$6,061		$18,418,000	$5,920
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$11,374,000	$3,743	64.0%	$11,362,000	$3,886	64.1%	$12,086,000	$3,885	65.6%
Other Salary:	$6,395,000	$2,104	36.0%	$6,360,000	$2,175	35.9%	$6,332,000	$2,035	34.4%
Total Benefit:	$7,034,000	$2,315		$6,797,000	$2,325		$7,586,000	$2,438
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$3,950,000	$1,300	56.2%	$3,699,000	$1,265	54.4%	$4,305,000	$1,384	56.7%
Other Benefit:	$3,084,000	$1,015	43.8%	$3,098,000	$1,060	45.6%	$3,281,000	$1,055	43.3%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	15.8%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	83.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	18.6%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	27.4%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	32.6%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	18.1%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	3.3%

Mean Base Salary:	$41,884.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,625.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$39,282.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$45,345.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$48,824.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$49,160.0

* Bell County School District was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.