Elizabethtown Independent
Elizabethtown Independent is a public school district based in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, serving 2,459 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #77 of the 137 Kentucky districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 44% of them. Its schools average 351 students each, about the same as the Kentucky median of 387. It spends about $10,862 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% less than the Kentucky median. It has roughly 15.1 students per teacher.
How Elizabethtown Independent compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Elizabethtown Independent | Kentucky median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,862 | $11,572 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,267 | $6,885 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $28.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $30.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 163 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 334 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.1 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 492 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabethtown IndependentElizabethtown · this district | 2,459 | 7 | $10,862 | 15.1 | #77 |
| LaRue CountyHodgenville | 2,448 | 6 | $11,308 | 15.9 | #78 |
| Bell CountyPineville | 2,437 | 7 | $13,017 | 14.9 | #79 |
| Erlanger-Elsmere IndependentErlanger | 2,431 | 8 | $12,146 | 14.8 | #80 |
| Letcher CountyWhitesburg | 2,429 | 9 | $12,111 | 14.5 | #81 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamesville-Dewitt Central School DistrictDewitt, NY | 2,461 | $21,002 | 13.3 |
| St. Johns Public SchoolsSaint Johns, MI | 2,458 | $10,433 | 17.3 |
| Scottsboro CityScottsboro, AL | 2,457 | $11,054 | 16.8 |
| Delano Public School DistrictDelano, MN | 2,457 | $11,633 | 18.5 |
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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