District profile / Kentucky

Franklin County

Frankfort, Kentucky · Public school district · #21 of 137 Kentucky districts by enrollment

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6,199

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,581

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Kentucky median

14.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Kentucky median 15.4

Franklin County is a public school district based in Frankfort, Kentucky, serving 6,199 students in 16 schools. By enrollment it ranks #21 of the 137 Kentucky districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 85% of them. Its schools average 387 students each, about the same as the Kentucky median of 387. It spends about $11,581 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.7 students per teacher.

How Franklin County compares

Franklin CountyKentucky median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,581

Kentucky median $11,572 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,777

Kentucky median $6,885 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school387

Kentucky median 387 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.7

Kentucky median 15.4 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor344

Kentucky median 352 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$86.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 12%State 49%Local 40%

Measure	Franklin County	Kentucky median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,581	$11,572	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,777	$6,885	FY2020-21
Total spending	$77.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$86.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	423	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	962	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.7	15.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	344	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
McCracken CountyPaducah	6,782	14	$11,048	16.2	#18
Henderson CountyHenderson	6,707	13	$12,338	16.0	#19
Hopkins CountyMadisonville	6,265	18	$10,746	14.7	#20
Franklin CountyFrankfort · this district	6,199	16	$11,581	14.7	#21
Clark CountyWinchester	5,552	10	$11,854	15.4	#22

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Rosedale Union ElementaryBakersfield, CA	6,203	$10,979	21.4
Pattonville R-IIISt Ann, MO	6,201	$14,687	13.5
Southington School DistrictSouthington, CT	6,200	$19,346	12.1
Springboro Community CitySpringboro, OH	6,194	$8,878	21.0

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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