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Pikeville, Kentucky - 20 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Pike County #65 of 171 districts in Kentucky (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,180 per pupil, Pike County ranks #70 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 $14,180 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 58/100, ranked #65 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
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
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.
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.
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 $14,180 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #65 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 58/100, ranking #65 out of 171 districts in Kentucky.
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