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Florence, Kentucky - 27 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Boone County #142 of 171 districts in Kentucky (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,899 per pupil, Boone County ranks #80 of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending (Kentucky districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
20,200
Total Enrollment
27
Schools
$12,899
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Boone County operates 27 public schools serving 20,200 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Kentucky. The school portfolio breaks down into 17 combined, 6 middle, 4 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Boone County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,899 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending. See how Kentucky compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 51.3% local, 38.1% state, and 10.5% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 29/100, ranked #142 of 171 in Kentucky against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 4 of 27 schools offering Advanced Placement (67 AP courses district-wide), a 359.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 12.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 69.2% White, 13.1% Hispanic or Latino, 8.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Florence Elementary School, with a diversity index of 70.8/100.
Its largest campus is Larry a. Ryle High School, enrolling 2,077 students (10% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Rise Academy, at 70 students, a 30x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Boone County school enrollment varies 30× across entities
Boone County school enrollment ranges from 70 students (lowest) to 2,077 students (highest), a spread of 2,007 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Boone County student-counselor ratio is 359:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Boone County chronic absenteeism rate is 12.4% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Boone County has 27 schools, including 4 high, 6 middle, 17 combined. Total enrollment is 20,200 students.
How much does Boone County spend per student?
Boone County spends $12,899 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #142 in Kentucky.
What is the demographic composition of Boone County?
Boone County students are 69.2% White, 13.1% Hispanic or Latino, 8.3% African American, 2.8% Asian, averaged across 27 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Boone County?
Boone County has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #142 out of 171 districts in Kentucky.