Butler County
Butler County is a public school district based in Morgantown, Kentucky, serving 2,219 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #84 of the 137 Kentucky districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 39% of them. Its schools average 370 students each, about the same as the Kentucky median of 387. It spends about $10,934 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% less than the Kentucky median. It has roughly 17.1 students per teacher.
How Butler County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Butler County | Kentucky median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,934 | $11,572 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,459 | $6,885 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $26.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $29.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 130 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 308 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.1 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 317 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler CountyMorgantown · this district | 2,219 | 6 | $10,934 | 17.1 | #84 |
| Estill CountyIrvine | 2,216 | 6 | $10,575 | 16.2 | #85 |
| Fleming CountyFlemingsburg | 2,183 | 5 | $11,057 | 14.6 | #86 |
| Casey CountyLiberty | 2,179 | 5 | $11,756 | 14.4 | #87 |
| Webster CountyDixon | 2,165 | 6 | $11,124 | 18.2 | #88 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heard CountyFranklin, GA | 2,220 | $12,243 | 14.0 |
| Batesville Community School CorporationBatesville, IN | 2,220 | $9,615 | 14.1 |
| Hillsboro CityHillsboro, OH | 2,218 | $14,291 | 19.8 |
| Bandera ISDBandera, TX | 2,218 | $10,459 | 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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