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Morehead, Kentucky - 10 schools
An equity score of 33/100 ranks Rowan County #130 of 171 districts in Kentucky (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,750 per pupil, Rowan County ranks #146 of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending (Kentucky districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,429
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$11,750
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Rowan County operates 10 public schools serving 3,429 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Kentucky. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 2 high, 2 middle, 2 combined 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 Rowan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,750 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 28.4% local, 55.0% 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 33/100, ranked #130 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 (7 AP courses district-wide), a 401.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 42.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.0% White, 5.5% African American, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Morehead Youth Development Center, with a diversity index of 61.3/100.
Rowan County Senior High School accounts for 26.4% of all Rowan County student enrollment
That concentration means Rowan 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.
Rowan County school enrollment varies 65× across entities
Rowan County school enrollment ranges from 14 students (lowest) to 904 students (highest), a spread of 890 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.
Rowan County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 70.0% 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.
Rowan County student-counselor ratio is 401:1 — 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.
Rowan County chronic absenteeism rate is 42.4% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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.
Rowan County has 10 schools, including 2 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 3,429 students.
How much does Rowan County spend per student?
Rowan County spends $11,750 per student. The district has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #130 in Kentucky.
What is the demographic composition of Rowan County?
Rowan County students are 87.0% White, 5.5% African American, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Rowan County?
Rowan County has an equity score of 33/100, ranking #130 out of 171 districts in Kentucky.