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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 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
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
135
Classroom Teachers
8

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kentucky

10

(10 is best)

Better than 93.3% of all KY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

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

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
69%
45%
63%
46%
74%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
66%
45%
56%
47%
75%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
16
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 18 13.3%
Kindergarten 22 16.3%
Grade 1 22 16.3%
Grade 2 21 15.6%
Grade 3 18 13.3%
Grade 4 17 12.6%
Grade 5 17 12.6%
Total 135 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 99.3% 97.1% 76.7%
Black 0.7% 0.3% 11.5%
Hispanic 0.0% 2.2% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.2% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 59.3% 65.3% 57.3%
Free lunch eligible 55.6% 63.4% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.7% 1.9% 3.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 26,515 4,526,154
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 64.8 114
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.8% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.2% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.4% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.6% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 19.9% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 10,371 1,791,991
Single Parent Households With Children 6.3% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 82.8% 88.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 15.4% 27.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.2% 13.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.3% 15.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.8% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.1% 17.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.3% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 19.0% 12.9%
$15,000 or less 13.4% 11.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,140 $29,123,000 57.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $484 $1,976,000 3.9%
Staff $363 $1,481,000 2.9%
General Administration $270 $1,100,000 2.2%
School Administration $643 $2,623,000 5.2%
Operation $1,238 $5,050,000 10.0%
Transportation $743 $3,030,000 6.0%
Other $189 $769,000 1.5%
Total Support $3,930 $16,029,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,367 $5,574,000 11.0%
Total Expenditures $12,436 $50,726,000 100.0%
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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