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Winchester, Kentucky - 9 schools
An equity score of 54/100 ranks Clark County #72 of 171 districts in Kentucky (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,522 per pupil, Clark County ranks #56 of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending (Kentucky districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,359
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$13,522
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 $13,522 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 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 54/100, ranked #72 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 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 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.
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.
Clark County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 63.4% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
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 $13,522 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #72 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 54/100, ranking #72 out of 171 districts in Kentucky.