Calloway County
Calloway County is a public school district based in Murray, Kentucky, serving 3,020 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #59 of the 137 Kentucky districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 57% of them. Its schools average 378 students each, about the same as the Kentucky median of 387. It spends about $10,820 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% less than the Kentucky median. It has roughly 16.2 students per teacher.
How Calloway County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Calloway County | Kentucky median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,820 | $11,572 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,806 | $6,885 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $34.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $37.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 186 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 408 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.2 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 336 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corbin IndependentCorbin | 3,038 | 9 | $10,566 | 15.9 | #56 |
| Marion CountyLebanon | 3,036 | 8 | $11,675 | 17.2 | #57 |
| Russell CountyJamestown | 3,024 | 5 | $11,170 | 15.7 | #58 |
| Calloway CountyMurray · this district | 3,020 | 8 | $10,820 | 16.2 | #59 |
| Boyd CountyAshland | 2,994 | 11 | $13,468 | 13.0 | #60 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Heights CityMaple Heights, OH | 3,024 | $12,634 | 16.7 |
| Redding ElementaryRedding, CA | 3,021 | $14,647 | 20.6 |
| Yankton School District 63-3Yankton, SD | 3,021 | $9,910 | 16.9 |
| Alliance CityAlliance, OH | 3,019 | $13,309 | 20.0 |
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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