Clark County
Clark County is a public school district based in Winchester, Kentucky, serving 5,552 students in 10 schools. By enrollment it ranks #22 of the 137 Kentucky districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 85% of them. Its schools average 555 students each, more than the Kentucky median of 387. It spends about $11,854 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.4 students per teacher.
How Clark County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Clark County | Kentucky median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,854 | $11,572 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,140 | $6,885 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $75.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $73.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 361 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 865 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.4 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 370 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin CountyFrankfort | 6,199 | 16 | $11,581 | 14.7 | #21 |
| Clark CountyWinchester · this district | 5,552 | 10 | $11,854 | 15.4 | #22 |
| Floyd CountyEastern | 5,347 | 14 | $12,516 | 15.3 | #23 |
| Campbell CountyAlexandria | 5,166 | 10 | $11,911 | 16.1 | #24 |
| Owensboro IndependentOwensboro | 5,049 | 13 | $13,581 | 13.8 | #25 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flour Bluff ISDCorpus Christi, TX | 5,559 | $9,454 | 15.2 |
| Stokes County SchoolsDanbury, NC | 5,553 | $11,287 | 14.7 |
| Douglas County School District 4Roseburg, OR | 5,550 | $12,691 | 16.2 |
| Grandville Public SchoolsGrandville, MI | 5,547 | $11,566 | 17.2 |
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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