Kentucky · NCES F-33 finance data
School Funding Equity in Kentucky 171 districts ranked by how equitably school funding is distributed, scored from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states.
50 State avg score
49 National avg score
171 Districts ranked The equity picture in one line
Wolfe County ranks first in Kentucky for funding equity at 97/100, in a state whose districts average 50 against a national average of 49.
97/100 top score (Wolfe County)
$16,745 per-pupil spending in the top district
34 districts scoring 70 or higher
30 districts below 30 # District Enrollment $/Pupil Free Lunch Local Rev % Score 1 Wolfe County 1,150 $16,745 81.3% 10.0% 97 2 Knox County 3,943 $15,050 83.6% 11.7% 95 3 Owsley County 785 $15,385 85.4% 13.6% 94 4 Elliott County 962 $15,119 68.2% 13.8% 91 5 Fulton Independent 324 $18,871 70.1% 20.3% 90 6 Menifee County 955 $14,622 76.5% 14.0% 89 7 Knott County 2,092 $14,925 75.0% 17.3% 88 8 Letcher County 2,596 $14,514 62.1% 13.9% 86 9 Breathitt County 1,701 $14,367 70.5% 9.5% 86 10 Mccreary County 2,715 $13,759 79.5% 11.2% 85 11 Clinton County 1,574 $14,199 79.2% 19.5% 84 12 Harlan County 3,459 $13,772 81.9% 12.7% 83 13 Dayton Independent 859 $15,687 77.7% 23.3% 83 14 Cloverport Independent 283 $14,000 60.8% 12.6% 82 15 Floyd County 5,563 $14,193 75.0% 16.2% 80 16 Boyd County 3,102 $15,922 65.8% 28.0% 80 17 Middlesboro Independent 1,120 $15,350 79.3% 18.6% 80 18 Whitley County 4,336 $13,254 79.2% 11.5% 79 19 Morgan County 1,877 $13,150 72.7% 12.6% 79 20 Berea Independent 1,086 $14,613 57.6% 19.8% 79 21 Caverna Independent 647 $18,276 76.8% 31.6% 78 22 Clay County 2,916 $13,408 74.1% 15.0% 77 23 Lawrence County 2,442 $13,381 66.6% 14.0% 77 24 Southgate Independent 207 $17,343 82.1% 36.5% 77 25 Covington Independent 3,665 $15,667 82.8% 29.6% 76 26 Bell County 2,454 $14,239 76.7% 16.8% 76 27 Hazard Independent 1,030 $13,989 55.7% 13.9% 75 28 Owensboro Independent 5,040 $15,009 68.5% 25.0% 74 29 Lincoln County 3,416 $13,535 65.4% 18.5% 74 30 Fairview Independent 582 $13,751 55.6% 19.0% 74 31 Jackson County 2,053 $12,766 72.7% 13.7% 73 32 Anchorage Independent 405 $23,605 6.9% 65.2% 72 33 Monroe County 1,788 $14,868 62.4% 21.3% 71 34 Bellevue Independent 639 $15,468 60.0% 43.8% 70 35 Wayne County 3,207 $12,565 84.6% 15.4% 69 36 Leslie County 1,658 $13,864 59.4% 13.4% 69 37 Pineville Independent 577 $12,766 71.2% 11.3% 69 38 Perry County 3,593 $14,112 73.2% 14.3% 68 39 Casey County 2,202 $13,499 61.6% 15.4% 68 40 Danville Independent 1,836 $14,610 63.2% 33.5% 68 41 Russellville Independent 1,168 $13,053 73.6% 21.7% 68 42 Cumberland County 1,004 $14,556 68.7% 20.4% 68 43 Lewis County 2,036 $12,728 72.3% 14.3% 67 44 Fulton County 640 $13,509 68.6% 22.5% 67 45 Green County 1,637 $13,696 59.0% 18.0% 65 46 Ludlow Independent 828 $14,082 59.8% 23.9% 65 47 Robertson County 479 $14,827 60.1% 14.5% 65 48 Jefferson County 95,230 $17,376 60.4% 46.8% 64 49 Fayette County 41,422 $15,849 51.9% 49.8% 64 50 Bath County 1,972 $12,121 78.1% 17.1% 64 51 Murray Independent 1,849 $14,946 49.6% 22.1% 64 52 Martin County 1,758 $13,300 71.7% 14.3% 64 53 Campbellsville Independent 1,286 $14,114 68.6% 24.5% 64 54 Hickman County 723 $14,158 55.5% 27.7% 64 55 Carroll County 2,042 $14,737 61.1% 29.8% 63 56 Paris Independent 754 $15,133 68.4% 22.0% 63 57 Livingston County 1,074 $15,130 53.9% 34.9% 62 58 Paducah Independent 3,119 $13,678 76.1% 29.0% 61 59 Augusta Independent 317 $13,194 56.8% 17.9% 61 60 Pike County 7,787 $13,492 72.5% 21.5% 60 61 Greenup County 2,634 $12,996 62.2% 22.7% 60 62 Magoffin County 2,017 $12,298 73.0% 11.3% 60 63 Jenkins Independent 475 $13,252 77.3% 15.6% 60 64 Hart County 2,347 $13,106 53.8% 19.1% 59 65 Butler County 2,195 $12,479 65.1% 16.3% 59 66 Mclean County 1,405 $13,246 56.6% 24.8% 59 67 Lee County 907 $13,166 79.0% 19.9% 59 68 Johnson County 3,344 $13,528 65.2% 12.7% 58 69 Hancock County 1,524 $13,824 55.3% 37.9% 58 70 Paintsville Independent 766 $14,059 47.1% 29.8% 56 71 Dawson Springs Independent 534 $12,713 65.7% 17.3% 55 72 Clark County 5,359 $13,522 63.4% 31.5% 54 73 Bowling Green Independent 4,424 $13,472 69.2% 28.8% 54 74 Rockcastle County 2,761 $12,118 67.2% 14.2% 54 75 Newport Independent 1,382 $22,597 86.1% 38.4% 54 76 Carlisle County 759 $12,823 56.0% 22.1% 54 77 Franklin County 6,126 $13,576 56.5% 39.4% 53 78 Estill County 2,202 $13,010 68.7% 14.5% 52 79 Russell County 3,005 $12,803 65.8% 21.0% 51 80 Powell County 2,130 $12,879 62.9% 19.0% 51 81 Frankfort Independent 972 $14,203 56.1% 27.6% 51 82 Jackson Independent 349 $13,877 53.0% 22.0% 51 83 Ashland Independent 3,261 $11,952 65.4% 21.9% 50 84 Metcalfe County 1,459 $12,702 69.7% 21.5% 50 85 Muhlenberg County 4,486 $13,929 62.9% 31.4% 49 86 Bardstown Independent 2,716 $13,950 51.8% 28.3% 49 87 Trigg County 1,964 $12,762 55.2% 24.6% 49 88 Williamsburg Independent 835 $11,934 - 12.9% 49 89 Ohio County 3,910 $11,548 68.1% 16.9% 48 90 Garrard County 2,606 $12,215 63.2% 24.3% 48 91 Jessamine County 8,392 $13,102 54.3% 33.8% 47 92 Mayfield Independent 1,947 $12,615 66.6% 17.3% 47 93 Crittenden County 1,363 $11,805 54.4% 21.1% 47 94 Raceland-Worthington Independent 1,132 $12,025 41.7% 18.0% 47 95 Ballard County 1,052 $13,058 56.6% 30.3% 47 96 Harlan Independent 829 $12,290 58.7% 12.3% 47 97 Fleming County 2,186 $12,785 60.2% 17.5% 46 98 Erlanger-Elsmere Independent 2,392 $12,962 51.9% 32.5% 45 99 Todd County 1,887 $13,051 59.0% 19.7% 45 100 Adair County 2,622 $11,832 54.4% 18.2% 43 101 Barren County 5,224 $12,517 54.2% 23.8% 42 102 Bourbon County 2,674 $12,882 61.2% 27.4% 42 103 Union County 2,055 $13,823 61.8% 30.2% 42 104 Logan County 3,430 $12,268 53.5% 22.5% 41 105 East Bernstadt Independent 523 $11,338 63.1% 9.2% 41 106 Burgin Independent 495 $13,038 44.8% 36.8% 41 107 Marion County 3,256 $12,430 59.6% 29.4% 39 108 Mercer County 2,723 $12,578 64.1% 31.5% 39 109 Russell Independent 2,132 $12,697 49.9% 29.1% 39 110 Owen County 1,732 $12,541 57.4% 25.5% 39 111 Pikeville Independent 1,166 $13,395 31.8% 37.8% 39 112 Simpson County 3,088 $12,670 64.8% 32.0% 38 113 Corbin Independent 3,027 $11,395 64.5% 14.6% 38 114 Daviess County 11,164 $12,546 53.8% 35.1% 37 115 Carter County 4,138 $11,978 61.2% 16.0% 37 116 Grant County 3,457 $11,926 62.7% 22.5% 37 117 Calloway County 3,134 $11,991 60.9% 32.1% 37 118 Breckinridge County 2,748 $12,878 23.7% 23.2% 37 119 Henry County 2,014 $12,808 51.5% 27.7% 37 120 Gallatin County 1,532 $12,498 62.5% 28.2% 37 121 Nicholas County 1,119 $11,206 64.0% 16.0% 37 122 Grayson County 4,039 $11,832 62.5% 19.6% 36 123 Larue County 2,393 $11,984 56.1% 19.3% 35 124 Somerset Independent 1,615 $12,411 62.2% 32.5% 35 125 Barbourville Independent 692 $11,692 69.6% 15.4% 35 126 Henderson County 6,955 $12,593 53.1% 27.6% 34 127 Taylor County 2,731 $12,704 57.3% 24.9% 34 128 Glasgow Independent 2,490 $12,490 64.2% 24.0% 34 129 Elizabethtown Independent 2,465 $11,567 44.1% 27.1% 34 130 Rowan County 3,429 $11,750 70.0% 28.4% 33 131 Science Hill Independent 476 $11,854 59.5% 18.2% 33 132 Hardin County 14,675 $11,904 49.6% 29.3% 32 133 Hopkins County 6,358 $12,219 59.1% 25.7% 32 134 Nelson County 4,511 $12,705 45.7% 43.7% 32 135 Mason County 2,608 $12,060 61.3% 28.2% 32 136 Washington County 1,776 $12,598 57.0% 25.8% 32 137 Williamstown Independent 878 $11,918 61.1% 19.6% 32 138 Harrison County 2,896 $11,818 55.2% 22.4% 31 139 Webster County 2,168 $11,789 62.7% 19.5% 31 140 Bracken County 1,145 $12,306 49.8% 25.1% 31 141 Edmonson County 1,890 $11,565 45.7% 20.0% 30 142 Boone County 20,200 $12,899 39.5% 51.3% 29 143 Pendleton County 2,246 $11,391 56.6% 24.0% 29 144 Pulaski County 8,115 $11,722 66.7% 26.0% 28 145 Shelby County 6,935 $12,646 52.2% 39.0% 28 146 Woodford County 4,010 $12,315 51.3% 45.8% 27 147 Campbell County 5,195 $12,674 41.6% 46.7% 26 148 Marshall County 4,495 $12,197 58.4% 34.6% 26 149 Boyle County 2,937 $12,452 45.4% 28.9% 26 150 Caldwell County 1,891 $11,633 52.9% 21.0% 26 151 Christian County 8,204 $11,697 64.4% 22.9% 25 152 Montgomery County 4,472 $11,489 58.4% 21.5% 25 153 Graves County 3,977 $11,663 62.4% 23.8% 25 154 Laurel County 8,801 $11,261 66.8% 21.5% 24 155 Allen County 3,149 $11,493 58.3% 19.4% 24 156 Madison County 11,198 $11,762 51.3% 32.2% 23 157 Walton-Verona Independent 1,919 $11,806 32.3% 43.0% 23 158 Oldham County 12,367 $12,129 23.5% 42.6% 22 159 Anderson County 3,752 $11,315 37.7% 31.2% 20 160 Eminence Independent 988 $11,499 45.4% 21.0% 20 161 Bullitt County 12,833 $12,253 49.5% 39.5% 19 162 Mccracken County 6,968 $12,421 50.7% 35.3% 19 163 Warren County 17,799 $11,423 62.4% 32.6% 15 164 Meade County 4,966 $10,252 50.6% 22.6% 15 165 Scott County 9,797 $11,428 43.6% 37.2% 14 166 Fort Thomas Independent 3,127 $12,303 6.9% 44.9% 14 167 Beechwood Independent 1,501 $10,835 37.6% 45.6% 10 168 Spencer County 3,369 $11,199 40.8% 32.3% 9 169 Trimble County 1,236 $11,400 52.9% 36.4% 9 170 Lyon County 998 $11,456 47.1% 43.2% 9 171 Kenton County 14,066 $10,968 41.5% 42.2% 8
How the Equity Score Works
The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness. According to
the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 Finance Survey (FY 2021-22, released in 2024),
which covers more than 17,000 districts nationwide, local property wealth drives most of the
spending differences the score captures; our methodology
documents each weight:
Per-Pupil Spending (0-25)
Higher spending relative to peers
Need-Adjusted Spending (0-25)
Spending weighted by poverty level, rewards districts that spend more where need is greatest
Funding Diversity (0-25)
Less reliance on local property taxes, more state/federal support
Resource Access (0-25)
Lower student-teacher ratios = more individualized attention
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