An equity score of 40/100 ranks East Bernstadt Independent #112 of 171 districts in Kentucky (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,076 per pupil, East Bernstadt Independent ranks #166 of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending (Kentucky districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
523
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$12,076
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
East Bernstadt Independent operates 1 public schools serving 523 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kentucky. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 Laurel County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,076 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 18 of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending. See how Kentucky compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 9.2% local, 72.1% state, and 18.7% 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 40/100, ranked #112 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.
a 544:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 11.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.9% White, 0.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools.
East Bernstadt Elementary School accounts for 100.0% of all East Bernstadt Independent student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of East Bernstadt Independent a distant remainder — means East Bernstadt Independent-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
East Bernstadt Independent reports 63.1% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. 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.
East Bernstadt Independent student-counselor ratio is 544:1 — 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.
East Bernstadt Independent chronic absenteeism rate is 11.8% — 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.
How many schools are in East Bernstadt Independent?
East Bernstadt Independent has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 523 students.
How much does East Bernstadt Independent spend per student?
East Bernstadt Independent spends $12,076 per student. The district has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #112 in Kentucky.
What is the demographic composition of East Bernstadt Independent?
East Bernstadt Independent students are 94.9% White, 0.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for East Bernstadt Independent?
East Bernstadt Independent has an equity score of 40/100, ranking #112 out of 171 districts in Kentucky.