An equity score of 16/100 ranks Mccracken County #161 of 171 districts in Kentucky (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,196 per pupil, Mccracken County ranks #125 of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending (Kentucky districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
6,968
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
$13,196
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mccracken County operates 13 public schools serving 6,968 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Kentucky. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 combined, 3 middle, 2 elementary, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Mccracken County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,196 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 35.3% local, 45.7% state, and 19.0% 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 16/100, ranked #161 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 2 of 13 schools offering Advanced Placement (24 AP courses district-wide), a 404.7:1 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 77.5% White, 7.3% African American, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mccracken Regional School, with a diversity index of 56.8/100.
Its largest campus is Mccracken County High School, enrolling 1,882 students (28% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Mccracken Regional School, at 31 students, a 61x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Mccracken County High School accounts for 27.0% of all Mccracken County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Mccracken 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.
Mccracken County school enrollment varies 61× across entities
Mccracken County school enrollment ranges from 31 students (lowest) to 1,882 students (highest), a spread of 1,851 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.
Mccracken County student-counselor ratio is 405:1 — 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.
Mccracken County 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 Mccracken County is typically wider than the Mccracken County-aggregate figure suggests.
Mccracken County has 13 schools, including 1 high, 3 middle, 7 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 6,968 students.
How much does Mccracken County spend per student?
Mccracken County spends $13,196 per student. The district has an equity score of 16/100, ranking #161 in Kentucky.
What is the demographic composition of Mccracken County?
Mccracken County students are 77.5% White, 7.3% African American, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 13 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mccracken County?
Mccracken County has an equity score of 16/100, ranking #161 out of 171 districts in Kentucky.