Low-income Advanced Placement ( AP ) exams – 5,256 Parents serving on SBDM councils – 2,534
Pat Richardson Pulaski County Schools Superintendent
Pulaski County is a great place to live a long happy productive life . Life is all about opportunities and how you choose to take advantage of them . Our community has a little bit for everyone . Whether you choose the fishing and boating that comes with the lake or if you enjoy the culture of music , history , and car shows for entertainment , Pulaski County is the place for you . Employment opportunities are abundant as well , from the various industry , medical , educational and many other fields to choose from . Our community is also a great place to begin and raise a family , with top educational opportunities from our local public schools to the many college and postsecondary options available to us . Why would anyone want to live anywhere other than Pulaski County ?
Number of Advanced Placement ( AP ) exams with scores of 3 or higher – 10,734
SCHOOLS / SCHOOL DISTRICTS Number of school districts – 171 ( Does not include Kentucky School for the Blind and Kentucky School for the Deaf but include Kentucky Tech . System districts )
Number of Superintendents 2021-2022 - 280 Source : PSD data as of 9 / 15 / 21 , count includes superintendents , assistant superintendents and deputy associate superintendents
Number of public schools – 1,477 ( Does not include Ft . Campbell and Ft . Knox dependent districts , alternative programs or the Kentucky School for the Deaf and the Kentucky School for the Blind )
Preschool – 39 Elementary ( preschool-6th grade ) – 657 Elementary / middle ( any combination of P-6 and grades 6-8 ) – 74 Middle ( grades 6-8 ) – 202 Middle / high ( any combination of grades 6-8 and 9-12 ) – 179 High ( grades 9-12 ) – 255 P-12 ( any combination of P-6 , grades 6-8 and 9-12 ) – 71 Types of kindergarten programs offered by school districts –
Full day - 171 Half day - 0 Both – 0 Career and Technical Schools – Locally operated – 43 State operated – 52 Length of school year – 185 days ( includes minimum 170 instructional days ( 1,062 hours ), four professional development days , four holidays , and two planning days ) Number of schools served by councils – 1,145
Number of alternative SBDM models – 19
Kyle Lively Somerset Independent Schools Superintendent
Our community is a great place to live , work , and raise a family . Living in Somerset provides all the benefits of a small town but you also have the luxury of enjoying the same amenities of larger cities . We are fortunate to live in an area with a population that is forward thinking , community oriented , and supportive of education .
Number of school districts served by Community Education programs – 85 Number of family resource / youth services centers ( FRYSC ) – 856
Number of schools served by FRYSCs – approximately 1,200
Number of public schools operating federal Title I programs – 1,111 Number of public schools operating schoolwide Title I programs ( those that serve all students in a school ) – 913
Number of Title I targeted assistance programs – 7 Districts receiving Title III English Language Services funding – 70
Districts receiving Title III immigrant funding – 14 Percentage of networked schools with high-speed fiber internet access , email and direct dial-in / out telephone access – 100 %
SCHOOL BUSES Number of school buses ( 2021-22 ) – 9,488 Number of licensed school bus drivers – 8,795
BUDGETS Average teacher salary – $ 55,016 ( 2021-22 ) Pre-kindergarten state budget – $ 84,481,100 Total SEEK budget – $ 2,949,696,700 ( 2021-22 ) Total P-12 state education budget - $ 5,087,565,600 Total P-12 federal education revenue – $ 1,349,096,367 Total P-12 local education revenue – 3,118,831,360 ( 2021- 22 ) Gifted & Talented state budget – $ 6,208,400 Title I , Part A funding – $ 255,488,273 Title III funding for immigrant services – $ 109,431 Title III funding for English learners-English Language services - $ 4,049,969 Funds allocated for Extended School Services programs – $ 23,916,300 Average per-pupil current expense spending – $ 15,067
32 2023-2024 Pulaski Community snapshot l a special publication of the Commonwealth Journal