Anderson County vs Fayette County

How do these districts compare?

Metric Anderson County Fayette County
Location Lawrenceburg, Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky
Total Enrollment 3,752 41,422
Number of Schools 6 73
Student:Teacher Ratio 15.6:1 12.5:1

Spending

Metric Anderson County Fayette County
Per-Pupil Expenditure $11,798 $17,525
Federal Revenue 17.5% 14.7%
State Revenue 51.3% 35.5%
Local Revenue 31.2% 49.8%
Anderson County
Federal State Local
Fayette County
Federal State Local

Demographics

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

Group Anderson County Fayette County
White 87.0% 41.5%
African American 2.1% 25.0%
Hispanic or Latino 5.1% 21.5%
Asian 0.6% 4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.2%
Multiracial 5.1% 7.1%
Free/Reduced Lunch 37.7% 51.9%

Academic Resources

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

Resource Anderson County Fayette County
AP Courses Offered 19 125
Schools with AP 1 9
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 412.9:1 435:1
Chronic Absenteeism 19.3% 29.7%

School Types

Anderson 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.