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Star Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
8249 E Us Hwy 60
Rush, KY 41168
Phone
(606) 474-5756
District
CARTER COUNTY
County
CARTER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
126
Classroom Teachers
8

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kentucky

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.2% of all KY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Star Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
74%
43%
74%
46%
74%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
64%
42%
67%
45%
61%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 12 9.5%
Kindergarten 23 18.3%
Grade 1 21 16.7%
Grade 2 16 12.7%
Grade 3 16 12.7%
Grade 4 20 15.9%
Grade 5 18 14.3%
Total 126 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 99.2% 97.2% 77.4%
Black 0.8% 0.4% 11.4%
Hispanic 0.0% 2.1% 8.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.2% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 54.8% 65.4% 56.7%
Free lunch eligible 51.6% 62.1% 53.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.2% 3.3% 3.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 26,820 4,512,310
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 65.1 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.3% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.4% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.1% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 18.8% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 9,483 1,769,102
Single Parent Households With Children 7.7% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 79.5% 88.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 12.9% 26.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 4.4% 12.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 10.5% 15.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.7% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.8% 17.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.5% 16.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 19.2% 13.6%
$15,000 or less 22.0% 11.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,505 $28,244,710 58.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $434 $1,884,428 3.9%
Staff $373 $1,619,566 3.4%
General Administration $178 $772,876 1.6%
School Administration $576 $2,500,992 5.2%
Operation $943 $4,094,506 8.5%
Transportation $642 $2,787,564 5.8%
Other $164 $712,088 1.5%
Total Support $3,310 $14,372,020 29.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,285 $5,579,470 11.6%
Total Expenditures $11,099 $48,191,858 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,046 $4,609,602,067 50.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $619 $405,005,201 4.5%
Staff $645 $421,785,988 4.7%
General Administration $263 $172,079,193 1.9%
School Administration $721 $471,575,432 5.2%
Operation $989 $646,782,713 7.1%
Transportation $657 $429,660,080 4.7%
Other $330 $215,939,607 2.4%
Total Support $4,223 $2,762,921,742 30.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,560 $1,674,996,930 18.5%
Total Expenditures $13,829 $9,047,659,705 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%