Letcher County
Letcher County is a public school district based in Whitesburg, Kentucky, serving 2,429 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #81 of the 137 Kentucky districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 41% of them. Its schools average 270 students each, fewer than the Kentucky median of 387. It spends about $12,111 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.5 students per teacher.
How Letcher County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Letcher County | Kentucky median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,111 | $11,572 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,023 | $6,885 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $39.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $42.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 167 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 448 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.5 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 304 | 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 | 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 · this district | 2,429 | 9 | $12,111 | 14.5 | #81 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Branch Area SchoolsNorth Branch, MI | 2,431 | $9,478 | 18.6 |
| Salado ISDSalado, TX | 2,429 | $9,227 | 16.3 |
| Woodland School DistrictWoodland, WA | 2,429 | $16,043 | 18.8 |
| Mt Zion CUSD 3Mt Zion, IL | 2,427 | $12,493 | 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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