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Georgetown, Kentucky - 16 schools
An equity score of 14/100 ranks Scott County #165 of 171 districts in Kentucky (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,428 per pupil, Scott County ranks #159 of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending (Kentucky districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
9,797
Total Enrollment
16
Schools
$11,428
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Scott County operates 16 public schools serving 9,797 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Kentucky. The school portfolio breaks down into 9 elementary, 3 middle, 2 high, 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 Scott County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,428 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 37.2% local, 50.1% state, and 12.7% 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 14/100, ranked #165 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 2 of 16 schools offering Advanced Placement (29 AP courses district-wide), a 473.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 31.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.3% White, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Creekside Elementary, with a diversity index of 55.4/100.
Its largest campus is Great Crossing High School, enrolling 1,677 students (17% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Phoenix Horizon Community, at 83 students, a 20x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Great Crossing High School accounts for 17.1% of all Scott County student enrollment
That concentration means Scott 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.
Scott County school enrollment varies 20× across entities
Scott County school enrollment ranges from 83 students (lowest) to 1,677 students (highest), a spread of 1,594 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.
Scott County student-counselor ratio is 474:1 — 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.
Scott County chronic absenteeism rate is 31.8% — 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.
Scott County has 16 schools, including 2 high, 3 middle, 9 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 9,797 students.
How much does Scott County spend per student?
Scott County spends $11,428 per student. The district has an equity score of 14/100, ranking #165 in Kentucky.
What is the demographic composition of Scott County?
Scott County students are 73.3% White, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 16 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Scott County?
Scott County has an equity score of 14/100, ranking #165 out of 171 districts in Kentucky.