Wolfe County School District

Listed by NCES as Wolfe County (district ID 2105970)

Public school district · Wolfe County · Kentucky · NCES district ID 2105970

Wolfe County School District spent $17,855 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 97% of the other Kentucky districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $13,912). Its 7 schools enrolled 1,072 students in 2024-25; 67.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,789 per student, down 0.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (Kentucky: 91.4%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Kentucky districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Wolfe County in enrollment (1,074 to 1,236 students) and Wolfe County itself.

Current spending per student, Kentucky districts closest in size to Wolfe County, FY23Wolfe County $17,855; Berea Independent $17,169; Middlesboro Independent $17,021; Livingston County $16,842; Pikeville Independent $15,243; Russellville Independent $14,527; Bracken County $14,405; Raceland-Worthington Independent Schools $13,225; Nicholas County Schools $12,359; Trimble County $12,324; State median, 1,000+ students $13,912.10k12k14k16k18k20kWolfe County$17,855Berea Independent$17,169Middlesboro Independent$17,021Livingston County$16,842Pikeville Independent$15,243Russellville Independent$14,527Bracken County$14,405Raceland-Worthington Independe…$13,225Nicholas County Schools$12,359Trimble County$12,324State median, 1,000+ students $13,912
Current spending per student, Kentucky districts closest in size to Wolfe County, FY23Wolfe County $17,855; Berea Independent $17,169; Middlesboro Independent $17,021; Livingston County $16,842; Pikeville Independent $15,243; Russellville Independent $14,527; Bracken County $14,405; Raceland-Worthington Independent Schools $13,225; Nicholas County Schools $12,359; Trimble County $12,324; State median, 1,000+ students $13,912.10k12k14k16k18k20kWolfe County$17,855Berea Independent$17,169Middlesboro Independent$17,021Livingston County$16,842Pikeville Independent$15,243Russellville Independent$14,527Bracken County$14,405Raceland-Worthington Independent Sc…$13,225Nicholas County Schools$12,359Trimble County$12,324State median, 1,000+ students $13,912
Current spending per student, Kentucky districts closest in size to Wolfe County, FY23Wolfe County $17,855; Berea Independent $17,169; Middlesboro Independent $17,021; Livingston County $16,842; Pikeville Independent $15,243; Russellville Independent $14,527; Bracken County $14,405; Raceland-Worthington Independent Schools $13,225; Nicholas County Schools $12,359; Trimble County $12,324; State median, 1,000+ students $13,912.10k14k18k20kWolfe County$17,855Berea Independent$17,169Middlesboro Independent$17,021Livingston County$16,842Pikeville Independent$15,243Russellville Independent$14,527Bracken County$14,405Raceland-Worthington Independent Schools$13,225Nicholas County Schools$12,359Trimble County$12,324State median, 1,000+ students $13,912
Current spending per student, Kentucky districts closest in size to Wolfe County, FY23Wolfe County $17,855; Berea Independent $17,169; Middlesboro Independent $17,021; Livingston County $16,842; Pikeville Independent $15,243; Russellville Independent $14,527; Bracken County $14,405; Raceland-Worthington Independent Schools $13,225; Nicholas County Schools $12,359; Trimble County $12,324; State median, 1,000+ students $13,912.10k14k18k20kWolfe County$17,855Berea Independent$17,169Middlesboro Independent$17,021Livingston County$16,842Pikeville Independent$15,243Russellville Independent$14,527Bracken County$14,405Raceland-Worthington Independent Schools$13,225Nicholas County Schools$12,359Trimble County$12,324State median, 1,000+ students $13,912

Where the money came from

$22,030,000 in revenue: 67.5% state, 10.5% local and 22.0% federal. Total spending including $367,000 of capital outlay was $21,432,000, or $18,637 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Wolfe County School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $14,862,000; Local $2,317,000; Federal $4,851,000; total $22,030,000.
  • State$14,862,000 67%
  • Local$2,317,000 11%
  • Federal$4,851,000 22%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,150 students in 2022-23, 1,083 students in 2023-24, 1,072 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Wolfe County School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,150, 2023-24: 1,083, 2024-25: 1,07205001k1.5k2022-231,1502023-241,0832024-251,072
Wolfe County School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,150, 2023-24: 1,083, 2024-25: 1,07205001k1.5k2022-231,1502023-241,0832024-251,072
Wolfe County School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,150, 2023-24: 1,083, 2024-25: 1,07205001k1.5k2022-231,1502023-241,0832024-251,072
Wolfe County School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,150, 2023-24: 1,083, 2024-25: 1,07205001k1.5k2022-231,1502023-241,0832024-251,072

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,15096.012.0
2023-241,08391.511.8
2024-251,07286.912.3

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

$6,217,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,406 per student

Wolfe County School District booked $6,217,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 96 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 $64,760 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 92 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$4,844,00077.9%
Special education$1,373,00022.1%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,289 in 2018-19, $4,323 in 2019-20, $4,774 in 2020-21, $5,266 in 2021-22, $5,406 in 2022-23.

Wolfe County School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,289, 2019-20: $4,323, 2020-21: $4,774, 2021-22: $5,266, 2022-23: $5,40602k4k6k2018-19$4,2892019-20$4,3232020-21$4,7742021-22$5,2662022-23$5,406
Wolfe County School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,289, 2019-20: $4,323, 2020-21: $4,774, 2021-22: $5,266, 2022-23: $5,40602k4k6k2018-19$4,2892019-20$4,3232020-21$4,7742021-22$5,2662022-23$5,406
Wolfe County School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,289, 2019-20: $4,323, 2020-21: $4,774, 2021-22: $5,266, 2022-23: $5,40602k4k6k2018-19$4,2892019-20$4,3232020-21$4,7742021-22$5,2662022-23$5,406
Wolfe County School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,289, 2019-20: $4,323, 2020-21: $4,774, 2021-22: $5,266, 2022-23: $5,40602k4k6k2018-19$4,2892019-20$4,3232020-21$4,7742021-22$5,2662022-23$5,406

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 Wolfe County School District scored proficient or above: 34% in reading and 22% 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 arts34%44.7%547
Math22%37.8%546

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

90-94% of the 105 students in Wolfe 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 rate90‑94%91.4%
Students in the class10549,023

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.

3 elementary schools, 549 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Campton Elementary School31510.986.3%Schoolwide program
Rogers Elementary School12711.575.6%Schoolwide program
Red River Valley Elementary School10711.988.8%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, 148 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wolfe County Middle School14813.577.0%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, 352 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Wolfe County High School33314.073.6%Schoolwide program
Success Academy1919.078.9%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.

1 other school, 23 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Dessie Scott School2311.591.3%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 Wolfe 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 Wolfe County School District

  1. Kentucky districts by spending per studentWolfe County School District ranks 5 of 137 Kentucky districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($17,855).#5 of 137
  2. Every school district in KentuckyWolfe County School District is the number 128 by size of 174 Kentucky districts, with 1,150 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#128 of 174
  3. Pikeville IndependentThe next larger Kentucky district: 1,166 students in fall 2022, $15,243 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,243
  4. Bracken CountyThe next smaller Kentucky district: 1,145 students in fall 2022, $14,405 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,405
  5. Compare Wolfe County School District with Pikeville IndependentEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Wolfe County High School, its largest high school333 students in 2024-25, 14.0 per teacher.333
  7. Teacher salary spending across KentuckyWolfe County School District spent $64,760 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $56,497); spending, not a salary.$64,760
  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 Wolfe County School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Wolfe County School District?
    7 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 1 other), enrolling 1,072 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Wolfe County School District spend per student?
    $17,855 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 $17,789 per student, down 0.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Wolfe County School District's money come from?
    $22,030,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 67.5% state, 10.5% local and 22.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Wolfe County School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 380 of the 1,099 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 34.6%, 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 Wolfe County School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $6,217,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,406 per student. Divided by the 96 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $64,760 per teacher, more than 92 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 Wolfe County School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Wolfe County School District scored proficient or above: 34% in reading and 22% 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 Wolfe County School District?
    90-94% of the 105 students in Wolfe 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 Wolfe County School District's NCES district ID?
    2105970. 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

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