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Salyersville, Kentucky - 5 schools
An equity score of 60/100 ranks Magoffin County #62 of 171 districts in Kentucky (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,298 per pupil, Magoffin County ranks #118 of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending (Kentucky districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,017
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$12,298
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Magoffin County operates 5 public schools serving 2,017 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kentucky. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Magoffin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,298 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 11.3% local, 64.8% state, and 23.9% 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 60/100, ranked #62 of 171 in Kentucky against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 300.6:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 56.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.5% White, 0.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Salyersville Grade School, with a diversity index of 8.1/100.
Its largest campus is Magoffin County High School, enrolling 538 students (28% of the district's total enrollment).
Magoffin County High School accounts for 26.7% of all Magoffin County student enrollment
That concentration means Magoffin 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.
Magoffin County school enrollment varies 2.6× across entities
Magoffin County school enrollment ranges from 208 students (lowest) to 538 students (highest), a spread of 330 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.
Magoffin County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 73.0% 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.
Magoffin County student-counselor ratio is 301:1 — 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 Magoffin County is typically wider than the Magoffin County-aggregate figure suggests.
Magoffin County chronic absenteeism rate is 56.2% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Magoffin County has 5 schools, including 1 high, 3 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,017 students.
How much does Magoffin County spend per student?
Magoffin County spends $12,298 per student. The district has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #62 in Kentucky.
What is the demographic composition of Magoffin County?
Magoffin County students are 97.5% White, 0.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Magoffin County?
Magoffin County has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #62 out of 171 districts in Kentucky.