School spending per student in Kentucky, every district
Newport Independent spent $22,298 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of any Kentucky district with 500 or more students; the median Kentucky district with 1,000 or more students spent $13,912. Small rural districts and districts with many students in special programs spend more per student.
NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · current spending over fall 2022 membership · method
The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.
All 161 districts with 500 or more students, highest spending per student first
| District | County | Students, fall 2022 | Per student |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Independent | Campbell County | 1,382 | $22,298 |
| Caverna Independent | Barren County | 647 | $20,796 |
| Letcher County | Letcher County | 2,596 | $20,652 |
| Owsley County | Owsley County | 785 | $18,702 |
| Fayette County | Fayette County | 41,422 | $18,318 |
| Jefferson County | Jefferson County | 95,230 | $18,189 |
| Wolfe County | Wolfe County | 1,150 | $17,855 |
| Knott County | Knott County | 2,092 | $17,594 |
| Menifee County | Menifee County | 955 | $17,406 |
| Berea Independent | Madison County | 1,086 | $17,169 |
| Middlesboro Independent | Bell County | 1,120 | $17,021 |
| Covington Independent | Kenton County | 3,665 | $16,918 |
| Livingston County | Livingston County | 1,074 | $16,842 |
| Dayton Independent | Campbell County | 859 | $16,758 |
| Fairview Independent | Boyd County | 582 | $16,732 |
The other 146 on the list
| District | County | Students, fall 2022 | Per student |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd County | Boyd County | 3,102 | $16,486 |
| Danville Independent | Boyle County | 1,836 | $16,364 |
| Monroe County | Monroe County | 1,788 | $16,268 |
| Bellevue Independent | Campbell County | 639 | $16,232 |
| Owensboro Independent | Daviess County | 5,040 | $16,080 |
| Hancock County | Hancock County | 1,524 | $16,011 |
| Perry County | Perry County | 3,593 | $15,812 |
| Murray Independent | Calloway County | 1,849 | $15,699 |
| Pineville Independent | Bell County | 577 | $15,672 |
| Breathitt County | Breathitt County | 1,701 | $15,655 |
| Bardstown Independent | Nelson County | 2,716 | $15,648 |
| Ludlow Independent | Kenton County | 828 | $15,569 |
| Paris Independent | Bourbon County | 754 | $15,541 |
| Bell County | Bell County | 2,454 | $15,416 |
| Paintsville Independent | Johnson County | 766 | $15,375 |
| Carroll County | Carroll County | 2,042 | $15,315 |
| Pikeville Independent | Pike County | 1,166 | $15,243 |
| Ballard County | Ballard County | 1,052 | $15,101 |
| Union County | Union County | 2,055 | $15,091 |
| Franklin County | Franklin County | 6,126 | $15,057 |
| Paducah Independent | McCracken County | 3,119 | $15,048 |
| Floyd County | Floyd County | 5,563 | $15,024 |
| Harlan County | Harlan County | 3,459 | $14,873 |
| Fulton County | Fulton County | 640 | $14,780 |
| Knox County | Knox County | 3,943 | $14,730 |
| Martin County | Martin County | 1,758 | $14,730 |
| Elliott County | Elliott County | 962 | $14,699 |
| Ashland Independent | Boyd County | 3,261 | $14,691 |
| Marshall County | Marshall County | 4,495 | $14,559 |
| Erlanger-Elsmere Independent | Kenton County | 2,392 | $14,540 |
| Russellville Independent | Logan County | 1,168 | $14,527 |
| Cumberland County | Cumberland County | 1,004 | $14,520 |
| Dawson Springs Independent | Hopkins County | 534 | $14,511 |
| Hickman County | Hickman County | 723 | $14,483 |
| McCreary County | McCreary County | 2,715 | $14,475 |
| Nelson County | Nelson County | 4,511 | $14,451 |
| Hart County | Hart County | 2,347 | $14,437 |
| Bracken County | Bracken County | 1,145 | $14,405 |
| Lincoln County | Lincoln County | 3,416 | $14,375 |
| Frankfort Independent | Franklin County | 972 | $14,347 |
| Hazard Independent | Perry County | 1,030 | $14,329 |
| Owen County | Owen County | 1,732 | $14,329 |
| Russell Independent | Greenup County | 2,132 | $14,327 |
| Casey County | Casey County | 2,202 | $14,250 |
| Green County | Green County | 1,637 | $14,214 |
| McLean County | McLean County | 1,405 | $14,209 |
| Pike County | Pike County | 7,787 | $14,180 |
| Metcalfe County | Metcalfe County | 1,459 | $14,141 |
| Campbell County | Campbell County | 5,195 | $14,133 |
| Greenup County | Greenup County | 2,634 | $14,133 |
| Morgan County | Morgan County | 1,877 | $14,129 |
| Todd County | Todd County | 1,887 | $14,128 |
| Bowling Green Independent | Warren County | 4,424 | $14,125 |
| Lawrence County | Lawrence County | 2,442 | $14,121 |
| Mayfield Independent | Graves County | 1,947 | $14,098 |
| Powell County | Powell County | 2,130 | $14,085 |
| Leslie County | Leslie County | 1,658 | $14,046 |
| Henry County | Henry County | 2,014 | $14,044 |
| Rockcastle County | Rockcastle County | 2,761 | $14,041 |
| Shelby County | Shelby County | 6,935 | $14,040 |
| Clay County | Clay County | 2,916 | $14,039 |
| Clinton County | Clinton County | 1,574 | $14,027 |
| Trigg County | Trigg County | 1,964 | $14,010 |
| Bourbon County | Bourbon County | 2,674 | $13,989 |
| Jackson County | Jackson County | 2,053 | $13,986 |
| Jessamine County | Jessamine County | 8,392 | $13,940 |
| Lewis County | Lewis County | 2,036 | $13,940 |
| Boone County | Boone County | 20,200 | $13,925 |
| Campbellsville Independent | Taylor County | 1,286 | $13,912 |
| Russell County | Russell County | 3,005 | $13,881 |
| Washington County | Washington County | 1,776 | $13,858 |
| Johnson County | Johnson County | 3,344 | $13,833 |
| Butler County | Butler County | 2,195 | $13,805 |
| Garrard County | Russell County | 2,606 | $13,804 |
| Daviess County | Daviess County | 11,164 | $13,767 |
| Taylor County | Taylor County | 2,731 | $13,737 |
| Hardin County | Hardin County | 14,675 | $13,734 |
| Muhlenberg County | Muhlenberg County | 4,486 | $13,648 |
| Mercer County | Mercer County | 2,723 | $13,648 |
| Magoffin County | Magoffin County | 2,017 | $13,597 |
| Barren County | Barren County | 5,224 | $13,580 |
| Adair County | Adair County | 2,622 | $13,545 |
| Simpson County | Simpson County | 3,088 | $13,543 |
| Williamstown Independent | Grant County | 878 | $13,540 |
| Boyle County | Boyle County | 2,937 | $13,539 |
| Somerset Independent | Pulaski County | 1,615 | $13,533 |
| Estill County | Estill County | 2,202 | $13,527 |
| Fleming County | Fleming County | 2,186 | $13,522 |
| Carlisle County | Carlisle County | 759 | $13,515 |
| Mason County | Mason County | 2,608 | $13,474 |
| Wayne County | Wayne County | 3,207 | $13,466 |
| Woodford County | Woodford County | 4,010 | $13,439 |
| Clark County | Clark County | 5,359 | $13,438 |
| Henderson County | Henderson County | 6,955 | $13,397 |
| Marion County | Marion County | 3,256 | $13,327 |
| Lee County | Lee County | 907 | $13,311 |
| Grant County | Grant County | 3,457 | $13,283 |
| Glasgow Independent | Barren County | 2,490 | $13,265 |
| Raceland-Worthington Independent | Greenup County | 1,132 | $13,225 |
| Breckinridge County | Breckinridge County | 2,748 | $13,209 |
| Gallatin County | Gallatin County | 1,532 | $13,200 |
| McCracken County | McCracken County | 6,968 | $13,196 |
| Calloway County | Calloway County | 3,134 | $13,190 |
| Walton-Verona Independent | Boone County | 1,919 | $13,143 |
| Williamsburg Independent | Whitley County | 835 | $13,129 |
| Elizabethtown Independent | Hardin County | 2,465 | $13,110 |
| Pendleton County | Pendleton County | 2,246 | $13,093 |
| Whitley County | Whitley County | 4,336 | $13,081 |
| Oldham County | Oldham County | 12,367 | $13,019 |
| Crittenden County | Crittenden County | 1,363 | $13,015 |
| Webster County | Webster County | 2,168 | $12,992 |
| Fort Thomas Independent | Campbell County | 3,127 | $12,975 |
| Harrison County | Harrison County | 2,896 | $12,974 |
| Graves County | Graves County | 3,977 | $12,902 |
| LaRue County | Larue County | 2,393 | $12,812 |
| Hopkins County | Hopkins County | 6,358 | $12,749 |
| Bath County | Bath County | 1,972 | $12,731 |
| Pulaski County | Pulaski County | 8,115 | $12,724 |
| Christian County | Christian County | 8,204 | $12,723 |
| Lyon County | Lyon County | 998 | $12,723 |
| Grayson County | Grayson County | 4,039 | $12,707 |
| Carter County | Carter County | 4,138 | $12,650 |
| Logan County | Logan County | 3,430 | $12,613 |
| Laurel County | Laurel County | 8,801 | $12,611 |
| Edmonson County | Edmonson County | 1,890 | $12,605 |
| Caldwell County | Caldwell County | 1,891 | $12,566 |
| Rowan County | Rowan County | 3,429 | $12,419 |
| Harlan Independent | Harlan County | 829 | $12,385 |
| Nicholas County | Nicholas County | 1,119 | $12,359 |
| Allen County | Allen County | 3,149 | $12,352 |
| Montgomery County | Montgomery County | 4,472 | $12,347 |
| Trimble County | Trimble County | 1,236 | $12,324 |
| Madison County | Madison County | 11,198 | $12,260 |
| Eminence Independent | Henry County | 988 | $12,236 |
| Beechwood Independent | Kenton County | 1,501 | $12,233 |
| Anderson County | Anderson County | 3,752 | $12,208 |
| Corbin Independent | Whitley County | 3,027 | $12,165 |
| Kenton County | Kenton County | 14,066 | $12,155 |
| Spencer County | Spencer County | 3,369 | $12,139 |
| Scott County | Scott County | 9,797 | $12,100 |
| East Bernstadt Independent | Laurel County | 523 | $12,076 |
| Warren County | Warren County | 17,799 | $12,051 |
| Bullitt County | Bullitt County | 12,833 | $11,997 |
| Ohio County | Ohio County | 3,910 | $11,933 |
| Barbourville Independent | Knox County | 692 | $11,723 |
| Meade County | Meade County | 4,966 | $11,339 |
Source: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education (TCURELSC) over fall membership (V33).
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Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District current expenditures and membership · FY 2022-23