Adair County
Adair County is a public school district based in Columbia, Kentucky, serving 2,585 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #72 of the 137 Kentucky districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 48% of them. Its schools average 517 students each, more than the Kentucky median of 387. It spends about $10,688 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% less than the Kentucky median. It has roughly 14.0 students per teacher.
How Adair County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Adair County | Kentucky median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,688 | $11,572 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,807 | $6,885 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $32.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $34.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 184 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 390 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.0 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 517 | 352 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Kentucky median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Kentucky
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason CountyMaysville | 2,668 | 4 | $11,572 | 16.1 | #70 |
| Adair CountyColumbia · this district | 2,585 | 5 | $10,688 | 14.0 | #72 |
| Bourbon CountyParis | 2,557 | 6 | $11,666 | 15.8 | #73 |
| Glasgow IndependentGlasgow | 2,511 | 8 | $11,265 | 16.1 | #74 |
| Greenup CountyGreenup | 2,509 | 7 | $11,257 | 13.5 | #75 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millington Municipal SchoolsMillington, TN | 2,587 | $10,899 | n/a |
| DyersburgDyersburg, TN | 2,585 | $11,234 | n/a |
| Lower Moreland Township School DistrictHuntingdon Valley, PA | 2,584 | $18,213 | 14.2 |
| Grayslake CHSD 127Grayslake, IL | 2,583 | $24,464 | 12.8 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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