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Oldham County Schools
District details
School board members: 5
Students: 12,135 (2023-2024)
Schools: 22 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

Oldham County Schools is a school district in Kentucky (Oldham County). During the 2024 school year, 12,135 students attended one of the district's 22 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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• 2024
• 2016
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Oldham County Board of Education District 1

General election

General election for Oldham County Board of Education District 1

Jared Barrett and Allison Sheffer ran in the general election for Oldham County Board of Education District 1 on November 5, 2024.

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Oldham County Board of Education District 3

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General election for Oldham County Board of Education District 3

Larry J. Dodson and Adam Springer ran in the general election for Oldham County Board of Education District 3 on November 5, 2024.

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Oldham County Board of Education District 4

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General election for Oldham County Board of Education District 4

Joseph Dennis ran in the general election for Oldham County Board of Education District 4 on November 5, 2024.

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Oldham County Board of Education District 1

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Incumbent Joyce Fletcher won election in the general election for Oldham County Board of Education District 1 on November 8, 2016.

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Oldham County Board of Education District 3

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Incumbent Larry Dodson won election in the general election for Oldham County Board of Education District 3 on November 8, 2016.

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Oldham County Board of Education District 4

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Incumbent Kevin Woosley won election in the general election for Oldham County Board of Education District 4 on November 8, 2016.

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Oldham County Board of Education District 2

General election

General election for Oldham County Board of Education District 2

Incumbent Walter Christian Schumm won election in the general election for Oldham County Board of Education District 2 on November 4, 2014.

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Election rules

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Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board general elections in Kentucky are held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November every two years in even-numbered years. State law on school boards authorizes independent school districts to hold school board elections on the first Saturday in May. No districts, however, were using that date in May as of 2023. State election calendars and the state association of school boards only listed and referenced the November election date.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 160.200 and Section 118.025

Recent or upcoming election dates for all public school districts in the state

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for all public school districts in the state. There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

• Filing deadline date: June 2, 2026
• General election date: November 3, 2026

Election system

School board members in Kentucky are elected through nonpartisan general elections without primaries.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 160.240

Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in Kentucky are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates. The section of Kentucky Statute on school board elections states, "The candidate names shall be presented to the voters in the form prescribed by the general election law, except that no party emblem or distinguishing mark shall be used, save the words 'School Candidates.'" The same chapter of statute also states, "No election officer or other person within an election booth shall tell or indicate to a voter the political affiliation of any candidate."

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 160.250 and Section 160.230

Winning an election

The candidate or candidates that receive the most votes in the nonpartisan general election are elected to office.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 160.260

Term length and staggering

School board members in Kentucky have four-year terms.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 160.210 and Section 160.200

As close to half of the members of each school board as possible are elected every two years. For five-member boards, this means that either three or two members are up for regular election every two years.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 160.210 and Section 160.260

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

County school districts in Kentucky elect school board members from divisions (by sub-district). Only voters residing in each division cast votes for the board member residing in and representing that division.

Independent school districts in Kentucky elect school board members at large from the entire district.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 160.210 and Section 160.260 and Kentucky Statutes Section 160.210

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

School board candidates must file nomination petitions by the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June before the November election.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 118.365 and Section 118.315

School board candidates can submit a nominating petition beginning on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November in the year preceding the election. School board candidates cannot begin collecting nominating petition signatures until that date.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 118.365 and Section 118.315

Kentucky Statute does not specify when school board members are to be officially sworn into office except that it must be after election results certificates are issued.

See law: Kentucky Statutes Section 160.170

 

About the district

School board

Oldham County Schools consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Carly Clem	District 5
Suzanne Hundley	District 2
Allison Sheffer	District 1
Adam Springer	District 3

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Overlapping state house districts

Oldham County Schools

Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
Kentucky House of Representatives District 59	David Osborne	Republican Party	86%	100%
Kentucky House of Representatives District 33	Jason Michael Nemes	Republican Party	11%	47%
Kentucky House of Representatives District 48	Ken Fleming	Republican Party	3%	17%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$18,052,000	$1,455	10%
Local:	$74,801,000	$6,028	43%
State:	$82,560,000	$6,653	47%
Total:	$175,413,000	$14,136

Expenditures, 2021-2022

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$165,507,000	$13,337
Total Current Expenditures:	$150,507,000	$12,128
Instructional Expenditures:	$94,619,000	$7,625	57%
Student and Staff Support:	$16,845,000	$1,357	10%
Administration:	$14,896,000	$1,200	9%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$24,147,000	$1,945	15%
Total Capital Outlay:	$10,290,000	$829
Construction:	$8,438,000	$679
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$141,000	$11
Interest on Debt:	$4,569,000	$368

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	48	70-74	25-29	33	<50	35-39	50
2018-2019	63	80-84	40-44	43	60-79	45-49	66
2017-2018	62	80-84	35-39	41	>=50	45-49	65
2016-2017	61	75-79	30-34	42	>=50	45-49	63
2015-2016	64	80-84	30-34	43	<50	50-54	66
2014-2015	60	80-84	25-29	37	>=50	50-54	62
2013-2014	60	75-79	35-39	40-44	<50	45-49	62
2012-2013	55	70-74	25-29	30-34	<50	45-49	57
2011-2012	54	70-74	25-29	30-34	<50	40-44	56
2010-2011	78	80-84	50-54	55-59	>=50	65-69	80

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	55	65-69	35-39	39	>=50	50-54	57
2018-2019	69	80-84	50-54	52	40-59	55-59	71
2017-2018	68	75-79	50-54	49	>=50	55-59	70
2016-2017	68	80-84	45-49	51	>=50	55-59	70
2015-2016	69	75-79	40-44	46	>=50	60-64	71
2014-2015	69	80-84	40-44	48	>=50	60-64	71
2013-2014	67	75-79	40-44	40-44	>=50	55-59	69
2012-2013	64	70-74	40-44	40-44	<50	55-59	66
2011-2012	65	70-74	40-44	40-44	<50	50-54	67
2010-2011	83	80-84	60-64	70-74	>=50	75-79	84

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2019-2020	97	>=80	>=80	>=90	PS	>=90	97
2018-2019	97	>=90	>=80	>=95	PS	>=80	97
2017-2018	96	>=90	>=80	>=90	PS	>=80	96
2016-2017	96	>=50	>=80	>=90	PS	>=80	97
2015-2016	96	>=50	>=80	>=90	PS	>=50	97
2014-2015	96	>=50	>=80	>=90	PS	>=50	96
2013-2014	96	>=50	>=80	>=90	PS	>=50	96
2012-2013	96	>=50	>=80	>=90	PS	PS	96

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	12,135	-1.9
2022-2023	12,367	-0.3
2021-2022	12,409	-0.1
2020-2021	12,416	-4.2
2019-2020	12,941	1.7
2018-2019	12,727	0.7
2017-2018	12,635	1.3
2016-2017	12,471	1.4
2015-2016	12,294	0.2
2014-2015	12,265	0.0
2013-2014	12,270	1.7
2012-2013	12,066	0.1
2011-2012	12,053	0.8
2010-2011	11,951	-0.3
2009-2010	11,987	1.5
2008-2009	11,806	0.5
2007-2008	11,752	4.1
2006-2007	11,270	1.7
2005-2006	11,079	4.5
2004-2005	10,579	3.5
2003-2004	10,204	5.0
2002-2003	9,689	4.0
2001-2002	9,297	5.5
2000-2001	8,783	3.4
1999-2000	8,484	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024

RACE	Oldham County Schools (%)	Kentucky K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.1	0.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	2.1	2.1
Black	2.3	10.7
Hispanic	8.5	9.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.2
Two or More Races	4.9	5.3
White	82.0	72.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Oldham County Schools had 735.64 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.5.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	8.00
Kindergarten:	41.00
Elementary:	370.58
Secondary:	173.34
Total:	735.64

Oldham County Schools employed 10.00 district administrators and 107.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	10.00
District Administrative Support:	66.00
School Administrators:	107.00
School Administrative Support:	54.00

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	155.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	26.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	42.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	16.00
Library/Media Support:	11.00
Student Support Services:	53.00
Other Support Services:	217.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.

Oldham County Schools operates 22 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Buckner Alternative High School	55	4-12
Buckner Elementary School	659	KG-5
Camden Station Elementary School	494	KG-5
Centerfield Elementary School	516	KG-5
Creative And Performing Arts	0	9-12
Crestwood Elementary School	567	KG-5
East Oldham Middle School	600	6-8
Goshen At Hillcrest Elementary School	614	KG-5
Harmony Elementary School	599	KG-5
Kenwood Station Elementary School	621	KG-5
La Grange Education Center	0	UG-UG
Lagrange Elementary School	462	KG-5
Locust Grove Elementary School	597	KG-5
Luther Luckett Education Center	0	UG-UG
North Oldham High School	983	9-12
North Oldham Middle School	750	6-8
Oldham County High School	1,634	9-12
Oldham County Middle School	699	6-8
Oldham County Preschool	195	PK-PK
South Oldham High School	1,267	9-12
South Oldham Middle School	823	6-8
The Robert L. Arvin Education Center	0	11-12

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