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Campton, Kentucky - 7 schools
An equity score of 97/100 ranks Wolfe County #1 of 171 districts in Kentucky (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,745 per pupil, Wolfe County ranks #7 of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending (Kentucky districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,150
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$16,745
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wolfe County operates 7 public schools serving 1,150 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Kentucky. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 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 Wolfe County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,745 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 18 of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending. See how Kentucky compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 10.0% local, 61.8% state, and 28.2% 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 97/100, ranked #1 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.
a 539.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 34.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.1% White, 1.0% African American, 0.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Dessie Scott School, with a diversity index of 23.8/100.
Its largest campus is Wolfe County High School, enrolling 333 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Success Academy, at 19 students, a 18x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Wolfe County High School accounts for 29.0% of all Wolfe County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Wolfe 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.
Wolfe County school enrollment varies 18× across entities
Wolfe County school enrollment ranges from 19 students (lowest) to 333 students (highest), a spread of 314 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Wolfe County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 81.3% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. 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.
Wolfe County student-counselor ratio is 539:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Wolfe County chronic absenteeism rate is 34.9% — 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.
Wolfe County has 7 schools, including 1 high, 3 elementary, 1 middle, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,150 students.
How much does Wolfe County spend per student?
Wolfe County spends $16,745 per student. The district has an equity score of 97/100, ranking #1 in Kentucky.
What is the demographic composition of Wolfe County?
Wolfe County students are 97.1% White, 1.0% African American, 0.8% Asian, 0.3% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wolfe County?
Wolfe County has an equity score of 97/100, ranking #1 out of 171 districts in Kentucky.