LaRue County
LaRue County is a public school district based in Hodgenville, Kentucky, serving 2,448 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #78 of the 137 Kentucky districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 43% of them. Its schools average 408 students each, about the same as the Kentucky median of 387. It spends about $11,308 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.9 students per teacher.
How LaRue County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | LaRue County | Kentucky median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,308 | $11,572 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,871 | $6,885 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $28.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $30.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 154 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 346 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.9 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 490 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabethtown IndependentElizabethtown | 2,459 | 7 | $10,862 | 15.1 | #77 |
| LaRue CountyHodgenville · this district | 2,448 | 6 | $11,308 | 15.9 | #78 |
| Bell CountyPineville | 2,437 | 7 | $13,017 | 14.9 | #79 |
| Erlanger-Elsmere IndependentErlanger | 2,431 | 8 | $12,146 | 14.8 | #80 |
| Letcher CountyWhitesburg | 2,429 | 9 | $12,111 | 14.5 | #81 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Springs School District 109Justice, IL | 2,453 | $16,248 | 11.9 |
| Lamphere Public SchoolsMadison Heights, MI | 2,452 | $15,289 | 15.1 |
| AztecAztec, NM | 2,448 | $12,010 | 15.6 |
| Madison School DistrictMadison, CT | 2,445 | $25,594 | 10.3 |
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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