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Mount Vernon, Kentucky - 6 schools
An equity score of 54/100 ranks Rockcastle County #74 of 171 districts in Kentucky (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,118 per pupil, Rockcastle County ranks #127 of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending (Kentucky districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,761
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$12,118
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rockcastle County operates 6 public schools serving 2,761 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kentucky. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 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 Rockcastle County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,118 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 14.2% local, 64.2% state, and 21.6% 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 54/100, ranked #74 of 171 in Kentucky against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 331.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 30.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.5% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Roundstone Elementary School, with a diversity index of 12.2/100.
Rockcastle County High School accounts for 28.5% of all Rockcastle County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Rockcastle 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.
Rockcastle County school enrollment varies 20× across entities
Rockcastle County school enrollment ranges from 39 students (lowest) to 796 students (highest), a spread of 757 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Rockcastle County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 67.2% 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). 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.
Rockcastle County student-counselor ratio is 331:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Rockcastle County is typically wider than the Rockcastle County-aggregate figure suggests.
Rockcastle County chronic absenteeism rate is 30.5% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Rockcastle County has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 combined. Total enrollment is 2,761 students.
How much does Rockcastle County spend per student?
Rockcastle County spends $12,118 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #74 in Kentucky.
What is the demographic composition of Rockcastle County?
Rockcastle County students are 94.5% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Rockcastle County?
Rockcastle County has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #74 out of 171 districts in Kentucky.