Garrard County
Garrard County is a public school district based in Lancaster, Kentucky, serving 2,503 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #76 of the 137 Kentucky districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 45% of them. Its schools average 501 students each, more than the Kentucky median of 387. It spends about $11,209 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.8 students per teacher.
How Garrard County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Garrard County | Kentucky median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,209 | $11,572 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,768 | $6,885 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $30.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $32.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 181 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 414 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.8 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 417 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourbon CountyParis | 2,557 | 6 | $11,666 | 15.8 | #73 |
| Glasgow IndependentGlasgow | 2,511 | 8 | $11,265 | 16.1 | #74 |
| Greenup CountyGreenup | 2,509 | 7 | $11,257 | 13.5 | #75 |
| Garrard CountyLancaster · this district | 2,503 | 5 | $11,209 | 13.8 | #76 |
| Elizabethtown IndependentElizabethtown | 2,459 | 7 | $10,862 | 15.1 | #77 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksville School DistrictClarksville, AR | 2,504 | $11,967 | 15.0 |
| FoxboroughFoxborough, MA | 2,504 | $21,608 | 11.5 |
| South Eastern School DistrictFawn Grove, PA | 2,504 | $19,835 | 11.6 |
| Weld re-8 schoolsFort Lupton, CO | 2,503 | $13,246 | 16.9 |
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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