Ballard County
Ballard County is a public school district based in Barlow, Kentucky, serving 1,015 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #135 of the 137 Kentucky districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 1% of them. Its schools average 203 students each, fewer than the Kentucky median of 387. It spends about $11,838 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.4 students per teacher.
How Ballard County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Ballard County | Kentucky median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,838 | $11,572 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,075 | $6,885 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $15.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $17.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 66 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 165 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.4 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 338 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston CountySmithland | 1,020 | 4 | $13,799 | 16.2 | #133 |
| Hazard IndependentHazard | 1,016 | 5 | $13,166 | 13.9 | #134 |
| Ballard CountyBarlow · this district | 1,015 | 5 | $11,838 | 15.4 | #135 |
| Cumberland CountyBurkesville | 1,011 | 3 | $12,823 | 15.3 | #136 |
| Eminence IndependentEminence | 1,006 | 2 | $11,304 | 14.2 | #137 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Community SchoolsWayne, NE | 1,016 | $12,020 | 15.6 |
| Mayflower School DistrictMayflower, AR | 1,015 | $10,855 | 12.5 |
| Worth School District 127Worth, IL | 1,015 | $15,762 | 12.2 |
| NickersonHutchinson, KS | 1,015 | $12,697 | 10.9 |
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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