District profile / Kentucky

Cumberland County

Burkesville, Kentucky · Public school district · #136 of 137 Kentucky districts by enrollment

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1,011

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$12,823

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 11% above the Kentucky median

15.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Kentucky median 15.4

Cumberland County is a public school district based in Burkesville, Kentucky, serving 1,011 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #136 of the 137 Kentucky districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 1% of them. Its schools average 337 students each, fewer than the Kentucky median of 387. It spends about $12,823 per student on day-to-day operations, 11% more than the Kentucky median. It has roughly 15.3 students per teacher.

How Cumberland County compares

Cumberland CountyKentucky median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$12,823

Kentucky median $11,572 · 11% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,347

Kentucky median $6,885 · 7% above · FY2020-21

Students per school337

Kentucky median 387 · 13% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher15.3

Kentucky median 15.4 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor337

Kentucky median 352 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$14.1 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 25%State 53%Local 22%

Measure	Cumberland County	Kentucky median	Year
Current spending per student	$12,823	$11,572	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,347	$6,885	FY2020-21
Total spending	$13.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$14.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	66	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	180	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	15.3	15.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	337	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

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Livingston CountySmithland	1,020	4	$13,799	16.2	#133
Hazard IndependentHazard	1,016	5	$13,166	13.9	#134
Ballard CountyBarlow	1,015	5	$11,838	15.4	#135
Cumberland CountyBurkesville · this district	1,011	3	$12,823	15.3	#136
Eminence IndependentEminence	1,006	2	$11,304	14.2	#137

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Liberty Center LocalLiberty Center, OH	1,012	$15,198	14.1
Oostburg School DistrictOostburg, WI	1,011	$10,852	15.1
West Northfield School District 31Northbrook, IL	1,010	$24,081	10.2
Chester Township School DistrictChester, NJ	1,010	$23,412	9.5

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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