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Eddyville, Kentucky - 3 schools
An equity score of 9/100 ranks Lyon County #170 of 171 districts in Kentucky (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,456 per pupil, Lyon County ranks #158 of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending (Kentucky districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
998
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,456
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lyon County operates 3 public schools serving 998 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kentucky. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Lyon County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,456 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 43.2% local, 38.0% state, and 18.8% 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 9/100, ranked #170 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 329:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.4% White, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lyon County High School, with a diversity index of 26.1/100.
Its largest campus is Lyon County Elementary School, enrolling 485 students (49% of the district's total enrollment).
Lyon County Elementary School accounts for 48.6% of all Lyon County student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Lyon County a distant remainder — means Lyon County-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.
Lyon County school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Lyon County school enrollment ranges from 210 students (lowest) to 485 students (highest), a spread of 275 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Lyon County student-counselor ratio is 329:1 — 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 Lyon County is typically wider than the Lyon County-aggregate figure suggests.
Lyon County chronic absenteeism rate is 13.7% — 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.
Lyon County has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 998 students.
How much does Lyon County spend per student?
Lyon County spends $11,456 per student. The district has an equity score of 9/100, ranking #170 in Kentucky.
What is the demographic composition of Lyon County?
Lyon County students are 88.4% White, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lyon County?
Lyon County has an equity score of 9/100, ranking #170 out of 171 districts in Kentucky.