Taylor County School District

Listed by NCES as Taylor County (district ID 2105520)

Public school district · Taylor County · Kentucky · NCES district ID 2105520

Taylor County School District spent $13,737 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 55% of the other Kentucky districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $13,912). Its 5 schools enrolled 2,704 students in 2024-25; 62.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,804 per student, up 0.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 88% (Kentucky: 91.4%).

Spending per student among Kentucky districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Taylor County in enrollment (2,608 to 2,761 students) and Taylor County itself.

Current spending per student, Kentucky districts closest in size to Taylor County, FY23Bardstown City Schools $15,648; McCreary County $14,475; Greenup County $14,133; Rockcastle County Schools $14,041; Bourbon County Schools $13,989; Taylor County $13,737; Mercer County Schools $13,648; Adair County Schools $13,545; Mason County Schools $13,474; Breckinridge County $13,209; State median, 1,000+ students $13,912.10k12k14k16kBardstown City Schools$15,648McCreary County$14,475Greenup County$14,133Rockcastle County Schools$14,041Bourbon County Schools$13,989Taylor County$13,737Mercer County Schools$13,648Adair County Schools$13,545Mason County Schools$13,474Breckinridge County$13,209State median, 1,000+ students $13,912
Current spending per student, Kentucky districts closest in size to Taylor County, FY23Bardstown City Schools $15,648; McCreary County $14,475; Greenup County $14,133; Rockcastle County Schools $14,041; Bourbon County Schools $13,989; Taylor County $13,737; Mercer County Schools $13,648; Adair County Schools $13,545; Mason County Schools $13,474; Breckinridge County $13,209; State median, 1,000+ students $13,912.10k12k14k16kBardstown City Schools$15,648McCreary County$14,475Greenup County$14,133Rockcastle County Schools$14,041Bourbon County Schools$13,989Taylor County$13,737Mercer County Schools$13,648Adair County Schools$13,545Mason County Schools$13,474Breckinridge County$13,209State median, 1,000+ students $13,912
Current spending per student, Kentucky districts closest in size to Taylor County, FY23Bardstown City Schools $15,648; McCreary County $14,475; Greenup County $14,133; Rockcastle County Schools $14,041; Bourbon County Schools $13,989; Taylor County $13,737; Mercer County Schools $13,648; Adair County Schools $13,545; Mason County Schools $13,474; Breckinridge County $13,209; State median, 1,000+ students $13,912.10k12k14k16kBardstown City Schools$15,648McCreary County$14,475Greenup County$14,133Rockcastle County Schools$14,041Bourbon County Schools$13,989Taylor County$13,737Mercer County Schools$13,648Adair County Schools$13,545Mason County Schools$13,474Breckinridge County$13,209State median, 1,000+ students $13,912
Current spending per student, Kentucky districts closest in size to Taylor County, FY23Bardstown City Schools $15,648; McCreary County $14,475; Greenup County $14,133; Rockcastle County Schools $14,041; Bourbon County Schools $13,989; Taylor County $13,737; Mercer County Schools $13,648; Adair County Schools $13,545; Mason County Schools $13,474; Breckinridge County $13,209; State median, 1,000+ students $13,912.10k12k14k16kBardstown City Schools$15,648McCreary County$14,475Greenup County$14,133Rockcastle County Schools$14,041Bourbon County Schools$13,989Taylor County$13,737Mercer County Schools$13,648Adair County Schools$13,545Mason County Schools$13,474Breckinridge County$13,209State median, 1,000+ students $13,912

Where the money came from

$50,059,000 in revenue: 62.7% state, 21.9% local and 15.3% federal. Total spending including $8,972,000 of capital outlay was $49,498,000, or $18,124 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Taylor County School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $31,409,000; Local $10,980,000; Federal $7,670,000; total $50,059,000.
  • State$31,409,000 63%
  • Local$10,980,000 22%
  • Federal$7,670,000 15%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 137 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,731 students in 2022-23, 2,712 students in 2023-24, 2,704 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Taylor County School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,731, 2023-24: 2,712, 2024-25: 2,70401k2k3k2022-232,7312023-242,7122024-252,704
Taylor County School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,731, 2023-24: 2,712, 2024-25: 2,70401k2k3k2022-232,7312023-242,7122024-252,704
Taylor County School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,731, 2023-24: 2,712, 2024-25: 2,70401k2k3k2022-232,7312023-242,7122024-252,704
Taylor County School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,731, 2023-24: 2,712, 2024-25: 2,70401k2k3k2022-232,7312023-242,7122024-252,704

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,731161.916.9
2023-242,712163.816.6
2024-252,704164.016.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$9,530,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,490 per student

Taylor County School District booked $9,530,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 166 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $57,444 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 56 in 100 Kentucky districts with a figure (state median $56,497, 171 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Kentucky teacher salary at $54,574 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$7,479,00078.5%
Special education$1,529,00016.0%
Vocational$456,0004.8%
Other programs$66,0000.7%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,091 in 2018-19, $3,201 in 2019-20, $3,344 in 2020-21, $3,501 in 2021-22, $3,490 in 2022-23.

Taylor County School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,091, 2019-20: $3,201, 2020-21: $3,344, 2021-22: $3,501, 2022-23: $3,49001k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0912019-20$3,2012020-21$3,3442021-22$3,5012022-23$3,490
Taylor County School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,091, 2019-20: $3,201, 2020-21: $3,344, 2021-22: $3,501, 2022-23: $3,49001k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0912019-20$3,2012020-21$3,3442021-22$3,5012022-23$3,490
Taylor County School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,091, 2019-20: $3,201, 2020-21: $3,344, 2021-22: $3,501, 2022-23: $3,49001k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0912019-20$3,2012020-21$3,3442021-22$3,5012022-23$3,490
Taylor County School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,091, 2019-20: $3,201, 2020-21: $3,344, 2021-22: $3,501, 2022-23: $3,49001k2k3k4k2018-19$3,0912019-20$3,2012020-21$3,3442021-22$3,5012022-23$3,490

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Taylor County School District scored proficient or above: 48% in reading and 40% in math, against 44.7% in reading and 37.8% in math across Kentucky. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kentucky, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtKentuckyStudents tested
Reading and language arts48%44.7%1,403
Math40%37.8%1,402

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

88% of the 221 students in Taylor County School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 91.4% across Kentucky. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtKentucky
Four-year graduation rate88%91.4%
Students in the class22149,023

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

2 elementary schools, 1,264 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Taylor County Primary Center67014.959.4%Schoolwide program
Taylor County Elementary School59414.163.5%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 586 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Taylor County Middle School58618.057.0%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 high schools, 854 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Taylor County High School81918.849.8%Eligible, no program
Lakeview Academy3535.062.9%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Taylor County School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Taylor County School District

  1. Kentucky districts by spending per studentTaylor County School District ranks 76 of 137 Kentucky districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,737).#76 of 137
  2. Every school district in KentuckyTaylor County School District is the number 66 by size of 174 Kentucky districts, with 2,731 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#66 of 174
  3. Breckinridge CountyThe next larger Kentucky district: 2,748 students in fall 2022, $13,209 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,209
  4. Mercer County SchoolsThe next smaller Kentucky district: 2,723 students in fall 2022, $13,648 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,648
  5. Compare Taylor County School District with Breckinridge CountyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Taylor County High School, its largest high school819 students in 2024-25, 18.8 per teacher.819
  7. Teacher salary spending across KentuckyTaylor County School District spent $57,444 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $56,497); spending, not a salary.$57,444
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Taylor County School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Taylor County School District?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high), enrolling 2,704 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Taylor County School District spend per student?
    $13,737 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Kentucky median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $13,912 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,804 per student, up 0.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Taylor County School District's money come from?
    $50,059,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 62.7% state, 21.9% local and 15.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Taylor County School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 518 of the 3,110 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 16.7%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Taylor County School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $9,530,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,490 per student. Divided by the 166 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $57,444 per teacher, more than 56 in 100 Kentucky districts (state median $56,497). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Kentucky teacher salary at $54,574 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Taylor County School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Taylor County School District scored proficient or above: 48% in reading and 40% in math, against 44.7% in reading and 37.8% in math across Kentucky. Kentucky's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Taylor County School District?
    88% of the 221 students in Taylor County School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 91.4% across Kentucky. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Taylor County School District's NCES district ID?
    2105520. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25