Edmonson County
Edmonson County is a public school district based in Brownsville, Kentucky, serving 1,857 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #106 of the 137 Kentucky districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 23% of them. Its schools average 371 students each, about the same as the Kentucky median of 387. It spends about $10,611 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% less than the Kentucky median. It has roughly 15.7 students per teacher.
How Edmonson County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Edmonson County | Kentucky median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,611 | $11,572 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,106 | $6,885 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $23.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $22.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 118 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 301 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.7 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 265 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd CountyElkton | 1,886 | 7 | $11,269 | 15.1 | #103 |
| Walton-Verona IndependentWalton | 1,880 | 5 | $11,479 | 14.8 | #104 |
| Caldwell CountyPrinceton | 1,879 | 4 | $10,593 | 17.7 | #105 |
| Edmonson CountyBrownsville · this district | 1,857 | 5 | $10,611 | 15.7 | #106 |
| Monroe CountyTompkinsville | 1,856 | 6 | $13,545 | 14.6 | #107 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slippery Rock Area School DistrictSlippery Rock, PA | 1,858 | $15,533 | 12.1 |
| Clarksdale Municipal School DistrictClarksdale, MS | 1,857 | $9,945 | 16.4 |
| Homewood School District 153Homewood, IL | 1,856 | $16,815 | 12.3 |
| Ramapo Indian Hills Regional High School DistrictOakland, NJ | 1,856 | $25,455 | 9.8 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ky-edmonson-county