Snapshot, Pulaski County, Kentucky 2023 | Page 31

Male – 9,575 Female – 32,951 Number of educators who hold Kentucky-issued certifications – 42,526 FTE ( rounding up )
Number of employed certified staff , minus teachers – 10,502 ( as of 9 / 15 / 22 ) Number of classified staff – 45,439 ( as of 9 / 15 / 22 ) Number of Community Education directors – 93
Average years teaching experience ( EPSB ) – 12.1
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certified teachers – 4,187 ( includes administrators ) – ranks 8th
Kentucky ’ s rank in the number of new nationally certified teachers – 85 new ( ranks 8th ) ; 212 renewals ( ranks 7th ) ​
LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION Number of local school board seats – 857 Gender breakdown of local school board members
Male – 404 Female - 393 Racial breakdown of local school board members
White – 738 Black / African American – 48 Asian- 3 Hispanic- 1 Other – 4
SCHOOL PROGRAMS / COURSES Student Technology Leadership Program ( STLP ) participation – More than 60,000 students in 751 schools representing 139 districts .
Computer Science and IT Academy student professional certifications for technology-related areas - 881
* Data for school year 2020-2021 was affected by school district closures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic .
Digital citizenship – 95 % of districts report having a strategic plan for teaching digital citizenship to students
Online / blended courses for expanded learning opportunities – 94 % of school districts offer online or blended course learning opportunities to students .
Percentage of networked schools with high-speed fiber internet access , email and direct dial-in / out telephone access – 100 % ​
Source for Online / blended courses Advanced Placement ( AP ) exams – 21,578
SOURCE : www . education . ky . gov /
Pulaski County Public School Systems
Pulaski County Schools 925 North Main Street Somerset , KY 42503 ( 606 ) 679-1123 Website : www . pulaski . net
Science Hill Independent School District 6007 N . Hwy . 27 Science Hill , KY 42553 Phone ( 606 ) 423-3341 Website : www . science . k12 . ky . us
Science Hill Board of Educatoin meets the second Tuesday of each month at 5 pm
Somerset Independent Schools 305 College Street Somerset , KY 42501 Phone ( 606 ) 679-4451 Website : www . somerset . k12 . ky . us
Somerset School Board of Education meets at noon on the second Tuesday of each month ( except for the weeks following Spring Break and Fall Break , in which they meet at noon on Thursday
instead .
Pulaski County Private
School Systems
The Children ’ s House Daycare / Preschool ( PK – K ) 309 Park Ave . Someset , KY 42503 ( 606 ) 676-0057 Facebook : https :// www . facebook . com / TheChildrensHouseKY
Jordan Christian Academy ( KG – 12 ) 145 E . Lakeshore Dr . Burnside , KY 42519 ( 606 ) 561-4137
Saline Christian Academy ( PK – 12 ) 2685 W . Highway 80 Somerset , KY 42503 ( 606 ) 679-9265 Website : http :// www . salinebaptistchurch . com /
Somerset Christian School ( PK – 12 ) 815 Grand Central Blvd Somerset , KY 42503 ( 606 ) 451-1600 Website : http :// somersetchristian . com /
Pulaski County Nearby Colleges
Somerset Community College somerset . kctcs . edu Somerset , Kentucky – 1 miles from Somerset center 808 Monticello St , Somerset , KY 42501 Phone : ( 606 ) 679-8501 Total enrollment : 9,247 ( 2010 )
Campbellsville University campbellsville . edu Campbellsville , Kentucky – 45 miles from Somerset center 1 University Dr , Campbellsville , KY 42718 Phone : ( 270 ) 789-5000
Noe Education Center - Campbellsville University 3825 U . S . 27 Somerset , KY 42501 606451-8474 NoeCenter @ campbellsville . edu
University of the Cumberlands ucumberlands-online . com Williamsburg , Kentucky – 34 miles from Somerset center 6178 College St , Williamsburg , KY 40769 Phone : ( 800 ) 343-1609
Lindsey Wilson College lindsey . edu Columbia , Kentucky – 38 miles from Somerset center 210 Lindsey Wilson St , Columbia , KY 42728 Phone : ( 270 ) 384-2126
Centre College centre . edu Danville , Kentucky – 40 miles from Somerset center 600 W Walnut St , Danville , KY 40422
Union College unionky . edu Barbourville , Kentucky – 42 miles from Somerset center 310 College St , Barbourville , KY 40906 Phone : ( 606 ) 546-4151
Eastern Kentucky University eku . edu Richmond , Kentucky – 49 miles from Somerset center 521 Lancaster Ave , Richmond , KY 40475 Phone : ( 859 ) 622-1000
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