Table of contents
•Title page
•Introduction
•Acknowledgments
•National Summary
State Profiles
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•Sources
•Appendix A
•Appendix B
•Appendix C
•Full report in PDF format (1,601K)

State Education Indicators with a Focus on Title I

Kentucky
http://www.kde.state.ky.us/

School and Teacher Demographics

Per Pupil Expenditures
(CCD, 1998-1999)

$5,560

Number of districts
(CCD, 1999-2000)

176

Number of public schools
(CCD, 1999-2000)
Elementary	Middle	High	Combined	Total
782	230	292	43	1,364

Number of charter schools
(CCD, 1999-2000)

Number of FTE teachers
(CCD, 1999-2000)
Elementary	Middle	High	Combined	Other
14,205	7,994	11,224	318	33,881

Public school enrollment
	1993-94	1999-2000
K-8 (CCD)	442,834	434,379
9-12 (CCD)	184,356	184,477
Total (CCD)	655,265	629,193
Pre-K (by state definition)	15,732	n/a

Sources of funding
District average
(CCD, 1998-99)

State 62%, Local 29%, Federal 9%

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Student Demographics

Race/ethnicity
(CCD, K-12)
	1993-94	1999-2000
American Indian/Alaskan Natives	363	647
	*	*
Asian/Pacific Islander	3,377	2,990
	1%	1%
Black	61,798	64,339
	10%	10%
Hispanic	1,812	4,889
	*	1%
White	560,549	550,267
	89%	88%
Other	n/a	n/a
	—	—

Students with disabilities
(OSEP)
1993-94	1999-2000
63,634	72,352
10%	11%

Students with Limited English Proficiency
(ED/NCBE, K-12)
1993-94	1999-2000
2,108	4,847
*	1%

Migratory students
(OME, K-12)
1993-94	1999-2000
17,262	n/a
3%	—

All schools by percent of students eligible to participate in the Free Lunch Program*
(CCD, 1999-2000)

For 0 to 34%, 389 schools; 35% to 49%, 264 schools; 50% to 74%, 411 schools; 75% to 100%, 297 schools

*3 schools did not report.

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Statewide Accountability Information
(Collected from States, January 2002 for 2001-2002 school year)

Statewide Goal for Schools on State Assessment
Score of 100 and 0-140 scale (7 content areas)

Expected School Improvement on Assessment
Gain every 2 years toward 100 score by 2014

Indicators for School Accountability
CRT scores(open response & mult. Choice), Attendance, retention, dropout rates, transition from school, NRT

Title I Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for Schools
Same as statewide goal

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Title I

Title I
(ED Consolidated Report, 1999-2000)
	School Wide Programs	Targeted Assistance	Totals
Number of Schools	679	193	872
	78%	22%	100%
Schools Meeting AYP Goal	575	183	758
	85%	95%	87%
School in Need of Improvement	104	10	114
	15%	5%	13%

Title I allocation
(Includes Basic, Concentration, and LEA grants, Capital Expenditures, Even Start, Migrant Education, and Neglected & Delinquent, ED, 1999-00)

$143,559,911

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NAEP State Results
	Grade 4	Grade 8
Reading, 1998:
Proficient level and above	29%	29%
Basic level and above	63%	74%
Math, 2000:
Proficient level and above	17%	21%
Basic level and above	60%	63%

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Assessment Information
Assessment Reported	Kentucky Core Content Test
State Definition of "Proficient"	Score of 100 or above

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Student Achievement 1999-2000

Percentage of students meeting state proficiency levels

Grade 4

Reading/Language Arts
				Proficient
	Novice	Apprentice	\|	Proficient/ Distinguished
All Students	17%	26%	\|	57%
Title I Schools	21	29	\|	50
High Poverty Schools	25	31	\|	44
			\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency	35	32	\|	32
Migratory students	22	33	\|	45
Students with Disabilities	37	32	\|	31

Grade 5

Mathematics
				Proficient
	Novice	Apprentice	\|	Proficient/ Distinguished
All Students	39%	30%	\|	31%
Title I Schools	45	30	\|	24
High Poverty Schools	53	29	\|	18
			\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency	64	14	\|	22
Migratory students	54	30	\|	16
Students with Disabilities	71	19	\|	10

Grade 7

Reading/Language Arts
				Proficient
	Novice	Apprentice	\|	Proficient/ Distinguished
All Students	15%	34%	\|	51%
Title I Schools	19	37	\|	44
High Poverty Schools	24	41	\|	35
			\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency	40	43	\|	17
Migratory students	24	41	\|	35
Students with Disabilities	54	36	\|	10

Grade 8

Mathematics
				Proficient
	Novice	Apprentice	\|	Proficient/ Distinguished
All Students	35%	40%	\|	25%
Title I Schools	41	40	\|	19
High Poverty Schools	51	38	\|	12
			\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency	59	29	\|	13
Migratory students	50	38	\|	11
Students with Disabilities	81	16	\|	3

Grade 10

Reading/Language Arts
				Proficient
	Novice	Apprentice	\|	Proficient/ Distinguished
All Students	18%	55%	\|	27%
Title I Schools	25	57	\|	19
High Poverty Schools	28	58	\|	14
			\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency	44	48	\|	8
Migratory students	27	62	\|	10
Students with Disabilities	68	30	\|	2

Grade 11

Mathematics
				Proficient
	Novice	Apprentice	\|	Proficient/ Distinguished
All Students	42%	31%	\|	26%
Title I Schools	55	29	\|	16
High Poverty Schools	28	58	\|	14
			\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency	44	48	\|	8
Migratory students	27	62	\|	10
Students with Disabilities	68	30	\|	2

High School Indicators
	1994-95	1998-99
	1993-94	1998-99
High school dropout rate (CCD, event)	n/a	5%
Postsecondary enrollment (IPEDS, High school grads enrolled in college)	20,454	22,345
	53%	60%

Sources

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