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Brandenburg, Kentucky - 10 schools
An equity score of 15/100 ranks Meade County #164 of 171 districts in Kentucky (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,252 per pupil, Meade County ranks #171 of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending (Kentucky districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,966
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$10,252
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Meade County operates 10 public schools serving 4,966 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Kentucky. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 3 combined, 2 high, 1 middle 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 Meade County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,252 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 22.6% local, 60.1% state, and 17.3% 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 15/100, ranked #164 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 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (12 AP courses district-wide), a 460.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.4% White, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is James R. Allen High School, with a diversity index of 38.2/100.
Its largest campus is Meade County High School, enrolling 1,512 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Brandenburg High School, at 9 students, a 168x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Meade County High School accounts for 30.4% of all Meade County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Meade 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.
Meade County school enrollment varies 168× across entities
Meade County school enrollment ranges from 9 students (lowest) to 1,512 students (highest), a spread of 1,503 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.
Meade County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 50.6% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Meade County student-counselor ratio is 461:1 — 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.
Meade County chronic absenteeism rate is 25.5% — 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 Meade County is typically wider than the Meade County-aggregate figure suggests.
Meade County has 10 schools, including 2 high, 3 combined, 1 middle, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,966 students.
How much does Meade County spend per student?
Meade County spends $10,252 per student. The district has an equity score of 15/100, ranking #164 in Kentucky.
What is the demographic composition of Meade County?
Meade County students are 85.4% White, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Meade County?
Meade County has an equity score of 15/100, ranking #164 out of 171 districts in Kentucky.