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Pikeville, Kentucky - 20 schools
An equity score of 60/100 ranks Pike County #60 of 171 districts in Kentucky (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,492 per pupil, Pike County ranks #59 of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending (Kentucky districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Pike County operates 20 public schools serving 7,787 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Kentucky. The school portfolio breaks down into 14 combined, 5 high, 1 middle schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage 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 Pike County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,492 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending. See how Kentucky compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 21.5% local, 59.4% state, and 19.1% 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 #60 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 4 of 20 schools offering Advanced Placement (17 AP courses district-wide), a 409:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 42.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.3% White, 1.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Northpoint Academy, with a diversity index of 14.7/100.
Its largest campus is Valley Elementary School, enrolling 844 students (11% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Pike County Day Treatment, at 14 students, a 60x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Pike County school enrollment ranges from 14 students (lowest) to 844 students (highest), a spread of 830 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.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data
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.
Source: ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system ESSA Title I Part A; ED EDFacts file system
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.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
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.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 20 schools in Pike County.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Pike County's schools, below the Kentucky average of 34.5.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The Kentucky districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski County | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Christian County | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Jessamine County | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Mccracken County | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Henderson County | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
Comparisons are relative to Pike County's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Jefferson County →Pike County has 20 schools, including 14 combined, 5 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 7,787 students.
Pike County spends $13,492 per student. The district has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #60 in Kentucky.
Pike County students are 96.3% White, 1.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 20 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Pike County has an equity score of 60/100, ranking #60 out of 171 districts in Kentucky.
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