Bell County
Bell County is a public school district based in Pineville, Kentucky, serving 2,437 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #79 of the 137 Kentucky districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 43% of them. Its schools average 348 students each, fewer than the Kentucky median of 387. It spends about $13,017 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% more than the Kentucky median. It has roughly 14.9 students per teacher.
How Bell County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Bell County | Kentucky median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,017 | $11,572 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,108 | $6,885 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $38.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $42.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 164 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 395 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.9 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 348 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabethtown IndependentElizabethtown | 2,459 | 7 | $10,862 | 15.1 | #77 |
| LaRue CountyHodgenville | 2,448 | 6 | $11,308 | 15.9 | #78 |
| Bell CountyPineville · this district | 2,437 | 7 | $13,017 | 14.9 | #79 |
| Erlanger-Elsmere IndependentErlanger | 2,431 | 8 | $12,146 | 14.8 | #80 |
| Letcher CountyWhitesburg | 2,429 | 9 | $12,111 | 14.5 | #81 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty ISDLiberty, TX | 2,438 | $12,169 | 17.8 |
| West Mifflin Area School DistrictWest Mifflin, PA | 2,437 | $16,852 | 14.2 |
| Dixon USD 170Dixon, IL | 2,436 | $14,309 | 15.5 |
| Biddeford Public SchoolsBiddeford, ME | 2,436 | $17,823 | 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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