Kentucky · NCES F-33 finance data
Highest Spending Districts in Kentucky
The 50 Kentucky districts that spend the most per student, ranked from NCES F-33 finance data (2021-22). Only districts enrolling 500 or more students are included.
- $22,597
- Top per-pupil spend
- $14,802
- Avg across top 50
- 50
- Districts listed
The spending picture in one line
Newport Independent spends $22,597 per student, the most of any Kentucky district listed, against an average of $14,802 across the top 50.
- $22,597
- top spend (Newport Independent)
- $13,522
- lowest on this list
- 1.7×
- spread across the listed districts
- 1,382
- students in the top district
| # | District | Per-Pupil $ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newport Independent Newport | $22,597 |
| 2 | Caverna Independent Cave City | $18,276 |
| 3 | Jefferson County Louisville | $17,376 |
| 4 | Wolfe County Campton | $16,745 |
| 5 | Boyd County Ashland | $15,922 |
| 6 | Fayette County Lexington | $15,849 |
| 7 | Dayton Independent Dayton | $15,687 |
| 8 | Covington Independent Covington | $15,667 |
| 9 | Bellevue Independent Bellevue | $15,468 |
| 10 | Owsley County Booneville | $15,385 |
| 11 | Middlesboro Independent Middlesboro | $15,350 |
| 12 | Paris Independent Paris | $15,133 |
| 13 | Livingston County Smithland | $15,130 |
| 14 | Elliott County Sandy Hook | $15,119 |
| 15 | Knox County Barbourville | $15,050 |
| 16 | Owensboro Independent Owensboro | $15,009 |
| 17 | Murray Independent Murray | $14,946 |
| 18 | Knott County Hindman | $14,925 |
| 19 | Monroe County Tompkinsville | $14,868 |
| 20 | Carroll County Carrollton | $14,737 |
| 21 | Menifee County Frenchburg | $14,622 |
| 22 | Berea Independent Berea | $14,613 |
| 23 | Danville Independent Danville | $14,610 |
| 24 | Cumberland County Burkesville | $14,556 |
| 25 | Letcher County Whitesburg | $14,514 |
| 26 | Breathitt County Jackson | $14,367 |
| 27 | Bell County Pineville | $14,239 |
| 28 | Frankfort Independent Frankfort | $14,203 |
| 29 | Clinton County Albany | $14,199 |
| 30 | Floyd County Eastern | $14,193 |
| 31 | Hickman County Clinton | $14,158 |
| 32 | Campbellsville Independent Campbellsville | $14,114 |
| 33 | Perry County Hazard | $14,112 |
| 34 | Ludlow Independent Ludlow | $14,082 |
| 35 | Paintsville Independent Paintsville | $14,059 |
| 36 | Hazard Independent Hazard | $13,989 |
| 37 | Bardstown Independent Bardstown | $13,950 |
| 38 | Muhlenberg County Powderly | $13,929 |
| 39 | Leslie County Hyden | $13,864 |
| 40 | Hancock County Hawesville | $13,824 |
| 41 | Union County Morganfield | $13,823 |
| 42 | Harlan County Harlan | $13,772 |
| 43 | Mccreary County Stearns | $13,759 |
| 44 | Fairview Independent Ashland | $13,751 |
| 45 | Green County Greensburg | $13,696 |
| 46 | Paducah Independent Paducah | $13,678 |
| 47 | Franklin County Frankfort | $13,576 |
| 48 | Lincoln County Stanford | $13,535 |
| 49 | Johnson County Paintsville | $13,528 |
| 50 | Clark County Winchester | $13,522 |
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Methodology
Per-pupil expenditure data comes from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Only districts with 500 or more students are included to ensure meaningful comparisons. Spending figures include all current operational expenditures divided by total enrollment.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.