Barren County
Barren County is a public school district based in Glasgow, Kentucky, serving 4,908 students in 11 schools. By enrollment it ranks #27 of the 137 Kentucky districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 81% of them. Its schools average 446 students each, more than the Kentucky median of 387. It spends about $11,496 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.5 students per teacher.
How Barren County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Barren County | Kentucky median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,496 | $11,572 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,904 | $6,885 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $76.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $73.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 316 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 773 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.5 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 307 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell CountyAlexandria | 5,166 | 10 | $11,911 | 16.1 | #24 |
| Owensboro IndependentOwensboro | 5,049 | 13 | $13,581 | 13.8 | #25 |
| Meade CountyBrandenburg | 4,922 | 9 | $9,300 | 18.9 | #26 |
| Barren CountyGlasgow · this district | 4,908 | 11 | $11,496 | 15.5 | #27 |
| Bowling Green IndependentBowling Green | 4,831 | 10 | $12,932 | 16.4 | #28 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester County Public SchoolsGloucester, VA | 4,917 | $12,679 | 13.5 |
| Cornwall-Lebanon School DistrictLebanon, PA | 4,915 | $13,947 | 14.8 |
| Orcutt Union ElementaryOrcutt, CA | 4,911 | $11,751 | 24.9 |
| Royal Oak SchoolsRoyal Oak, MI | 4,904 | $13,129 | 14.2 |
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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