Gallatin County
Gallatin County is a public school district based in Warsaw, Kentucky, serving 1,426 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #120 of the 137 Kentucky districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 12% of them. Its schools average 356 students each, about the same as the Kentucky median of 387. It spends about $11,719 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 17.2 students per teacher.
How Gallatin County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Gallatin County | Kentucky median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,719 | $11,572 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,480 | $6,885 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $20.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $22.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 83 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 215 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.2 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 356 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton CountyAlbany | 1,491 | 5 | $12,617 | 13.0 | #118 |
| Hancock CountyHawesville | 1,449 | 5 | $12,163 | 14.3 | #119 |
| Gallatin CountyWarsaw · this district | 1,426 | 4 | $11,719 | 17.2 | #120 |
| Metcalfe CountyEdmonton | 1,412 | 3 | $11,526 | 15.3 | #121 |
| McLean CountyCalhoun | 1,387 | 6 | $11,783 | 14.3 | #122 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcellus Central School DistrictMarcellus, NY | 1,427 | $21,047 | 11.4 |
| Randolph Field ISDRandolph A F B, TX | 1,427 | $12,925 | 13.9 |
| Riverdale Joint UnifiedRiverdale, CA | 1,426 | $15,706 | 16.8 |
| Clinton School DistrictClinton, CT | 1,426 | $23,781 | 9.6 |
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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