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Falmouth, Kentucky - 4 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Pendleton County #143 of 171 districts in Kentucky (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,391 per pupil, Pendleton County ranks #163 of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending (Kentucky districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,246
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,391
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pendleton County operates 4 public schools serving 2,246 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kentucky. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Pendleton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,391 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 24.0% local, 59.4% state, and 16.6% 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 29/100, ranked #143 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 364.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.0% White, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Southern Elementary School, with a diversity index of 12.4/100.
Its largest campus is Pendleton County High School, enrolling 667 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Pendleton County High School accounts for 29.7% of all Pendleton County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Pendleton 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.
Pendleton County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 56.6% 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.
Pendleton County student-counselor ratio is 364:1 — 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.
Pendleton County chronic absenteeism rate is 24.3% — 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 Pendleton County is typically wider than the Pendleton County-aggregate figure suggests.
Pendleton County has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,246 students.
How much does Pendleton County spend per student?
Pendleton County spends $11,391 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #143 in Kentucky.
What is the demographic composition of Pendleton County?
Pendleton County students are 95.0% White, 1.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pendleton County?
Pendleton County has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #143 out of 171 districts in Kentucky.