Ashland Independent
Ashland Independent is a public school district based in Ashland, Kentucky, serving 3,083 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #53 of the 137 Kentucky districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 62% of them. Its schools average 343 students each, fewer than the Kentucky median of 387. It spends about $12,740 per student on day-to-day operations, 10% more than the Kentucky median. It has roughly 13.7 students per teacher.
How Ashland Independent compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Ashland Independent | Kentucky median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,740 | $11,572 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,166 | $6,885 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $43.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $48.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 225 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 534 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 280 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paducah IndependentPaducah | 3,103 | 7 | $12,258 | 14.4 | #52 |
| Ashland IndependentAshland · this district | 3,083 | 9 | $12,740 | 13.7 | #53 |
| Simpson CountyFranklin | 3,080 | 6 | $11,824 | 15.7 | #54 |
| Wayne CountyMonticello | 3,061 | 8 | $11,780 | 16.2 | #55 |
| Corbin IndependentCorbin | 3,038 | 9 | $10,566 | 15.9 | #56 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Gatos-Saratoga Union HighLos Gatos, CA | 3,084 | $16,925 | 20.3 |
| River Rouge School District of the City ofRiver Rouge, MI | 3,084 | $11,702 | 28.0 |
| Voorhees Township School DistrictVoorhees, NJ | 3,083 | $20,232 | 11.6 |
| Morehouse ParishBastrop, LA | 3,082 | $14,043 | 13.6 |
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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