An equity score of 40/100 ranks Clark County #108 of 171 districts in Kentucky (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,438 per pupil, Clark County ranks #116 of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending (Kentucky districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,359
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$13,438
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Clark County operates 9 public schools serving 5,359 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Kentucky. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 elementary, 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 Clark County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,438 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 31.5% local, 44.0% state, and 24.4% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 40/100, ranked #108 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 1 of 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 368.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.8% White, 11.3% Hispanic or Latino, 5.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Strode Station Elementary School, with a diversity index of 48.3/100.
Its largest campus is George Rogers Clark High School, enrolling 1,578 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Phoenix Academy, at 19 students, a 83x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
George Rogers Clark High School accounts for 29.4% of all Clark County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Clark County-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Clark County school enrollment varies 83× across entities
Clark County school enrollment ranges from 19 students (lowest) to 1,578 students (highest), a spread of 1,559 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Clark County student-counselor ratio is 369:1 — 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.
Clark County chronic absenteeism rate is 20.7% — 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 Clark County is typically wider than the Clark County-aggregate figure suggests.
Clark County has 9 schools, including 1 high, 5 elementary, 1 middle, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 5,359 students.
How much does Clark County spend per student?
Clark County spends $13,438 per student. The district has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #108 in Kentucky.
What is the demographic composition of Clark County?
Clark County students are 76.8% White, 11.3% Hispanic or Latino, 5.0% African American, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 9 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Clark County?
Clark County has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #108 out of 171 districts in Kentucky.