Grant County
Grant County is a public school district based in Williamstown, Kentucky, serving 3,216 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #49 of the 137 Kentucky districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 65% of them. Its schools average 536 students each, more than the Kentucky median of 387. It spends about $10,996 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 18.0 students per teacher.
How Grant County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Grant County | Kentucky median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,996 | $11,572 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,184 | $6,885 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $44.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $44.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 179 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 474 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 18.0 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 322 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson CountyPaintsville | 3,292 | 11 | $11,783 | 13.2 | #47 |
| Lincoln CountyStanford | 3,240 | 7 | $12,067 | 13.8 | #48 |
| Grant CountyWilliamstown · this district | 3,216 | 6 | $10,996 | 18.0 | #49 |
| Fort Thomas IndependentFort Thomas | 3,170 | 5 | $11,629 | 16.4 | #50 |
| Allen CountyScottsville | 3,138 | 6 | $10,436 | 17.1 | #51 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden City Public SchoolsGarden City, MI | 3,217 | $16,594 | 13.4 |
| Niagara-Wheatfield Central School DistrictSanborn, NY | 3,217 | $20,342 | 12.2 |
| Wall Township Public School DistrictWall, NJ | 3,215 | $24,733 | 9.3 |
| Nicholas County SchoolsSummersville, WV | 3,215 | $12,860 | 13.4 |
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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