District profile / Kentucky

Knott County

Hindman, Kentucky · Public school district · #93 of 137 Kentucky districts by enrollment

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2,049

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,061

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 13% above the Kentucky median

12.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Kentucky median 15.4

Knott County is a public school district based in Hindman, Kentucky, serving 2,049 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #93 of the 137 Kentucky districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 32% of them. Its schools average 293 students each, fewer than the Kentucky median of 387. It spends about $13,061 per student on day-to-day operations, 13% more than the Kentucky median. It has roughly 12.7 students per teacher.

How Knott County compares

Knott CountyKentucky median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,061

Kentucky median $11,572 · 13% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$8,123

Kentucky median $6,885 · 18% above · FY2020-21

Students per school293

Kentucky median 387 · 24% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.7

Kentucky median 15.4 · 18% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor1,024

Kentucky median 352 · 191% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$32.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 24%State 59%Local 17%

Measure	Knott County	Kentucky median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,061	$11,572	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$8,123	$6,885	FY2020-21
Total spending	$34.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$32.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	161	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	386	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.7	15.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	1,024	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
Union CountyMorganfield	2,087	8	$12,447	15.1	#90
Mayfield IndependentMayfield	2,063	3	$11,404	17.0	#91
Russell IndependentFlatwoods	2,053	5	$11,644	15.9	#92
Knott CountyHindman · this district	2,049	7	$13,061	12.7	#93
Powell CountyStanton	2,031	6	$11,600	15.3	#94

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
WinfieldWinfield, KS	2,050	$18,154	12.4
Wyckoff Township Public School DistrictWyckoff, NJ	2,050	$22,874	11.3
Tamaqua Area School DistrictTamaqua, PA	2,048	$13,111	14.6
Brawley Union HighBrawley, CA	2,047	$13,634	22.7

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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