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Columbia, Kentucky - 5 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Adair County #100 of 171 districts in Kentucky (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,832 per pupil, Adair County ranks #139 of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending (Kentucky districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,622
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$11,832
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Adair County operates 5 public schools serving 2,622 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kentucky. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Adair County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,832 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending. See how Kentucky compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 18.2% local, 63.7% state, and 18.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 43/100, ranked #100 of 171 in Kentucky against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 528.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.7% White, 11.8% African American, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Adair Learning Academy, with a diversity index of 59.4/100.
Its largest campus is Adair County High School, enrolling 805 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Adair Learning Academy, at 67 students, a 12x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Adair County High School accounts for 30.7% of all Adair County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Adair County-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Adair County school enrollment varies 12× across entities
Adair County school enrollment ranges from 67 students (lowest) to 805 students (highest), a spread of 738 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Adair County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 54.4% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Adair County student-counselor ratio is 529:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Adair County chronic absenteeism rate is 25.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Adair County is typically wider than the Adair County-aggregate figure suggests.
Adair County has 5 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,622 students.
How much does Adair County spend per student?
Adair County spends $11,832 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #100 in Kentucky.
What is the demographic composition of Adair County?
Adair County students are 75.7% White, 11.8% African American, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Adair County?
Adair County has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #100 out of 171 districts in Kentucky.