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Dawson Springs Jr/sr High School

Serves grades 6 - 12

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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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
317 Eli St
Dawson Spgs, KY 42408
Phone
(270) 797-2957
District
Dawson Springs Independent
County
HOPKINS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
270
Classroom Teachers
20

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kentucky

6

(10 is best)

Better than 56.2% of all KY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Dawson Springs Jr/sr High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
18%
43%
22%
48%
14%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
41%
52%
45%
46%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
40%
32%
43%
46%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

80 60 40 20 0
65%
40%
56%
45%
74%
34%
    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
13
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 36 13.3%
Grade 7 47 17.4%
Grade 8 44 16.3%
Grade 9 39 14.4%
Grade 10 34 12.6%
Grade 11 41 15.2%
Grade 12 29 10.7%
Total 270 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 96.6% 96.8% 76.7%
Black 0.4% 0.5% 11.5%
Hispanic 2.7% 2.5% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.2% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 63.3% 68.1% 57.3%
Free lunch eligible 63.3% 68.1% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 3.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 1,973 4,526,154
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 513.6 114
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.5% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.8% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.5% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.8% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 26.4% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 829 1,791,991
Single Parent Households With Children 8.5% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 78.8% 88.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 5.0% 27.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 3.5% 13.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 9.3% 15.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 4.0% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.1% 17.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.7% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 25.2% 12.9%
$15,000 or less 24.2% 11.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,242 $4,222,000 55.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $353 $206,000 2.7%
Staff $408 $238,000 3.1%
General Administration $787 $459,000 6.0%
School Administration $786 $458,000 6.0%
Operation $1,053 $614,000 8.1%
Transportation $304 $177,000 2.3%
Other $417 $243,000 3.2%
Total Support $4,108 $2,395,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,669 $973,000 12.8%
Total Expenditures $13,019 $7,590,000 100.0%
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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