The Kentucky Department of Education’s school reporting system displays data on teachers. This data includes qualifications and certifications as well as turnover, student / teacher ratios and classroom experience.

KDE has a three-level ranking system based on National Council education and certification. KDE data shares the percentage of teachers who achieved the highest level – an I rank.

The KDE defines those eligible for advancement to Rank I status as “Those who hold regular certificates and have a master’s degree in an area approved by the Education Professional Standards Board or equivalent continuing education and who have accumulated thirty ( 30) semester hours of approved graduate work or equivalent continuing education such as (Continuing Education Option); or teachers who qualify me for rank II and who have obtained an initial or additional certification (National Board Certification).

Percentage of teachers from each district by qualification:

Ashland – 0% associate’s degree, 24.7% bachelor’s degree, 50.6% master’s degree, 22.1% rank I, 2.2% specialist, 0.4% doctorate

Boyd County – 0% associate, 24.2% bachelor’s, 50.4% master’s, 24.2% rank I, 0.8% specialist, 0.4% doctorate

Carter County – 2.5% associate, 23.8% bachelor’s, 36.1% master’s, 34.8% rank I, 2.9% specialist, 0% doctorate

Elliott County – 1.4% associate, 34.3% bachelor’s, 35.7% master’s, 27.1% rank I, 1.4% specialist, 0% doctorate

Fairview – 0% associate, 40.5% bachelor’s, 42.9% master’s, 16.7% rank I, 0% specialist, 0% doctorate

Greenup County – 2.3% associate, 36.8% bachelor’s, 45.8% master’s, 14.2% rank I, 2.6% specialist, 0% doctorate

Lawrence County – 0% associate, 29.6% bachelor’s, 49.1% master’s, 20.7% rank I, 0.6% specialist, 0% doctorate

Lewis County – 0% associate, 23.6% bachelor’s, 49.6% master’s, 26.8% rank I, 1.4% specialist, 0% doctorate

Raceland-Worthington – 0% associate, 25.6% bachelor’s, 38.5% master’s, 33.3% rank 1, 2.6% specialist, 0% doctorate

Russell – 0% associate, 15.4% bachelor’s, 58% master’s, 25.2% rank I, 0.7% specialist, 0.7% doctorate

Certified teachers in specialized fields:

Ashland – Health and physical education: 12 teachers (8 certified); virtual and performing arts: 24 teachers (14 certified); world language: 4 teachers (2 certified); vocational and technical education: 30 teachers (23 graduates).

Boyd County – Health and Physical Education: 41 teachers (6 certified); virtual and performing arts: 31 teachers (11 certified); world language: 4 teachers (3 certified); vocational and technical education: 25 teachers (16 graduates).

Carter County – Health and Physical Education: 31 teachers (5 certified); virtual and performing arts: 21 teachers (14 graduates); world language: 1 teacher (1 certified); vocational and technical education: 25 teachers (20 graduates).

Elliott County – Health and Physical Education: 12 teachers (2 certified); virtual and performing arts: 31 teachers (5 certified); world language: 1 teacher (0 certified); vocational and technical education: 10 teachers (3 graduates).

Fairview – Health and Physical Education: 2 teachers (2 certified); virtual and performing arts: 4 teachers (2 certified); world language: 1 teacher (1 certified); vocational and technical education: 9 teachers (1 certified).

Greenup County – Health and Physical Education: 49 teachers (7 certified); virtual and performing arts: 29 teachers (12 certified); global language: 10 teachers (1 certified); vocational and technical education: 21 teachers (15 graduates).

Lawrence County – Health and Physical Education: 13 teachers (5 certified); virtual and performing arts: 25 teachers (13 graduates); world language: 4 teachers (2 certified); vocational and technical education: 21 teachers (11 graduates).

Lewis County – Health and Physical Education: 10 teachers (4 certified); virtual and performing arts: 10 teachers (5 certified); language of the world: 2 teachers (0 certified); vocational and technical education: 13 teachers (12 graduates).

Raceland-Worthington – Health and physical education: 8 teachers (8 certified); virtual and performing arts: 12 teachers (9 certified); world language: 4 teachers (3 certified); vocational and technical education: 14 teachers (11 graduates).

Russell – Health and physical education: 8 teachers (7 certified); virtual and performing arts: 17 teachers (16 certified); world language: 8 teachers (8 certified); vocational and technical education: 35 teachers (9 certified).

Data is compiled on emergency / provisional teachers and National Board Certified Teachers (NBCT). Teachers considered urgent or provisional are granted such credentials in lieu of the required certification based on revised Kentucky Law 161.028 and the authority and responsibility of the Education Professional Standards Board. Emergency certifications typically last a year, although additional flexibility has been added due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to kentuckyteacher.com.

The district with the most emergency / provisional teachers is Carter County with 16 total teachers, however, the district with the highest percentage is Fairview with 13.95%. Russell has the lower in both with a teacher and 0.72%.

Districts ranked by percentage of emergency / provisional teachers:

Fairview – 6 of 43 teachers, 13.95%

Elliott County – 8 of 74, 10.81%

Lewis County – 13 out of 140, 9.29%

Raceland-Worthington – 5 out of 62, 8.06%

Ashland – 15 out of 233, 6.44%

Carter County – 16 out of 267, 5.99%

Greenup County – 11 out of 184, 5.98%

Lawrence County – 10 out of 175, 5.71%

Boyd County – 13 of 252, 5.16%

Russell – 1 in 138, 0.72%

Teachers certified by the National Board have achieved “the standard through a series of performance-based and peer-reviewed assessment components,” according to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards website, nbpts.org. The board has five car proposals which are the basis and the foundation for certification. Kentucky is tied with Nevada for the eighth highest number of teachers certified by the National Board.

The proposals state that “teachers are committed to students and their learning… know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students… are responsible for managing and monitoring student learning… systematically reflect on their practice and learn from experience… communities. “

Districts by the highest percentage of teachers certified by the board:

Carter County – 20 of 252 teachers, 7.49%

Raceland-Worthington – 3 of 62, 4.84%

Lawrence County – 8 out of 175, 4.75%

Elliott County – 2 in 74, 2.70%

Greenup County – 4 of 184, 2.17%

Russell – 3 in 138, 2.17%

Lewis County – 3 in 140, 2.14%

Boyd County – 5 of 252, 1.98%

Ashland – 4 in 233, 1.72%

Fairview – 0 out of 43.0%