Adair County vs Fayette County

How do these districts compare?

Metric Adair County Fayette County
Location Columbia, Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky
Total Enrollment 2,622 41,422
Number of Schools 5 73
Student:Teacher Ratio 12.8:1 12.5:1

Spending

Metric Adair County Fayette County
Per-Pupil Expenditure $12,900 $17,525
Federal Revenue 18.1% 14.7%
State Revenue 63.7% 35.5%
Local Revenue 18.2% 49.8%
Adair County
Federal State Local
Fayette County
Federal State Local

Demographics

Average across all schools in each district. Source: CCD Membership 2024-25.

Group Adair County Fayette County
White 75.7% 41.5%
African American 11.8% 25.0%
Hispanic or Latino 6.5% 21.5%
Asian 0.6% 4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.2%
Multiracial 5.3% 7.1%
Free/Reduced Lunch 54.4% 51.9%

Academic Resources

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Resource Adair County Fayette County
AP Courses Offered 7 125
Schools with AP 1 9
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 528.9:1 435:1
Chronic Absenteeism 25.6% 29.7%

School Types

Adair County

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

Fayette County

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

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Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.