Magoffin County
Magoffin County is a public school district based in Salyersville, Kentucky, serving 1,903 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #102 of the 137 Kentucky districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 26% of them. Its schools average 381 students each, about the same as the Kentucky median of 387. It spends about $11,784 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.1 students per teacher.
How Magoffin County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Magoffin County | Kentucky median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,784 | $11,572 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,574 | $6,885 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $27.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $33.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 135 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 329 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.1 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 272 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath CountyOwingsville | 1,936 | 5 | $10,795 | 15.2 | #101 |
| Magoffin CountySalyersville · this district | 1,903 | 5 | $11,784 | 14.1 | #102 |
| Todd CountyElkton | 1,886 | 7 | $11,269 | 15.1 | #103 |
| Walton-Verona IndependentWalton | 1,880 | 5 | $11,479 | 14.8 | #104 |
| Caldwell CountyPrinceton | 1,879 | 4 | $10,593 | 17.7 | #105 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia CUSD 4Columbia, IL | 1,904 | $13,065 | 15.2 |
| Iowa Park CISDIowa Park, TX | 1,904 | $10,157 | 13.2 |
| Cohoes City School DistrictCohoes, NY | 1,903 | $20,876 | 10.9 |
| Depew Union Free School DistrictDepew, NY | 1,903 | $19,960 | 11.8 |
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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