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Glasgow, Kentucky - 6 schools
An equity score of 34/100 ranks Glasgow Independent #128 of 171 districts in Kentucky (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,490 per pupil, Glasgow Independent ranks #109 of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending (Kentucky districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,490
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$12,490
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Glasgow Independent operates 6 public schools serving 2,490 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kentucky. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Barren County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,490 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 24.0% local, 54.7% state, and 21.4% 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 34/100, ranked #128 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (15 AP courses district-wide), a 338.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.7% White, 20.5% Hispanic or Latino, 9.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Glasgow High School, with a diversity index of 63.2/100.
Its largest campus is Highland Elementary School, enrolling 618 students (27% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Happy Valley Learning Center, at 10 students, a 62x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Highland Elementary School accounts for 24.8% of all Glasgow Independent student enrollment
That concentration means Glasgow Independent-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Glasgow Independent school enrollment varies 62× across entities
Glasgow Independent school enrollment ranges from 10 students (lowest) to 618 students (highest), a spread of 608 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.
Glasgow Independent has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 64.2% 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.
Glasgow Independent student-counselor ratio is 338:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Glasgow Independent is typically wider than the Glasgow Independent-aggregate figure suggests.
Glasgow Independent chronic absenteeism rate is 16.4% — 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 Glasgow Independent is typically wider than the Glasgow Independent-aggregate figure suggests.