An equity score of 33/100 ranks Larue County #133 of 171 districts in Kentucky (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,812 per pupil, Larue County ranks #139 of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending (Kentucky districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,393
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$12,812
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Larue County operates 6 public schools serving 2,393 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kentucky. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 2 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 Larue County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,812 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 19.3% local, 63.7% state, and 17.0% 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 33/100, ranked #133 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 (1 AP courses district-wide), a 478.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.2% White, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 4.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is The Life Connection, with a diversity index of 30.7/100.
Its largest campus is Larue County High School, enrolling 754 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is The Life Connection, at 39 students, a 19x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Larue County High School accounts for 30.8% of all Larue County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Larue 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.
Larue County school enrollment varies 19× across entities
Larue County school enrollment ranges from 39 students (lowest) to 754 students (highest), a spread of 715 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.
Larue County student-counselor ratio is 479:1 — 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.
Larue County chronic absenteeism rate is 14.1% — 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.
Larue County has 6 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 2,393 students.
How much does Larue County spend per student?
Larue County spends $12,812 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #133 in Kentucky.
What is the demographic composition of Larue County?
Larue County students are 85.2% White, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 4.0% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Larue County?
Larue County has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #133 out of 171 districts in Kentucky.