Best Public Schools in Flat Lick, KY

Summary:

The city of Flat Lick, Kentucky is home to two elementary schools: Flat Lick Elementary School and Dewitt Elementary School. While both schools serve high-poverty communities, with over 85% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Dewitt Elementary stands out as the stronger performer, consistently outpacing Flat Lick Elementary and the county/state averages on state assessments.

Dewitt Elementary has a higher statewide ranking, placing in the top 107 out of 685 Kentucky elementary schools for the 2023-2024 school year, compared to Flat Lick Elementary's ranking of 128. Additionally, Dewitt Elementary has a higher SchoolDigger rating of 4 out of 5 stars, while Flat Lick Elementary is rated 2-4 stars over the past few years.

The data also reveals differences in resource allocation, with Dewitt Elementary spending $18,961 per student, compared to $15,662 per student at Flat Lick Elementary. This disparity in funding may be a contributing factor to the performance gap between the two schools. Overall, the data provides a detailed snapshot of the educational landscape in Flat Lick, highlighting the strengths of Dewitt Elementary and the areas for potential improvement at Flat Lick Elementary.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				KSA Mathematics (2024)			KSA Reading (2024)			KSA Science (2024)	KSA Writing (2024)	KSA Social Studies (2024)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Flat Lick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Kentucky 3085	Flat Lick	40935	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 645-2836	190	17	11.0	86.3%	187 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74.2	128^th of 685 public elementary schools	81.3%		45.2	376^th of 687 public elementary schools	45.3%	248	43.0	57.0	61.0	61.0	62.0	66.0	33.0	64.0	54.0	57.0	$16,119	$2,752	$1,099	$3,852	$10,314	$1,932	$12,246
Dewitt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	138 Ky 718	Flat Lick	40935	Knox County	Knox County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 645-2834	127	13	9.5	90.6%	123 (96.9%)	3 (2.4%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77.6	107^th of 685 public elementary schools	84.4%		67	182^nd of 687 public elementary schools	73.5%	75	82.0		76.0	68.0	79.0	29.0	71.0	41.0	47.0	65.0	$21,002	$3,943	$1,643	$5,589	$12,222	$2,516	$14,738

Cities Near Flat Lick

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fourmile	3.2 mi	1	273^rd
Barbourville	4.69 mi	13	101^st
Pineville	5.97 mi	7	160^th
Girdler	8.51 mi	1	219^th
Stoney Fork	10 mi	1	137^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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