Meade County
Meade County is a public school district based in Brandenburg, Kentucky, serving 4,922 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #26 of the 137 Kentucky districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 82% of them. Its schools average 547 students each, more than the Kentucky median of 387. It spends about $9,300 per student on day-to-day operations, 20% less than the Kentucky median. It has roughly 18.9 students per teacher.
How Meade County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Meade County | Kentucky median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,300 | $11,572 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,813 | $6,885 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $57.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $55.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 261 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 636 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 18.9 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 410 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell CountyAlexandria | 5,166 | 10 | $11,911 | 16.1 | #24 |
| Owensboro IndependentOwensboro | 5,049 | 13 | $13,581 | 13.8 | #25 |
| Meade CountyBrandenburg · this district | 4,922 | 9 | $9,300 | 18.9 | #26 |
| Barren CountyGlasgow | 4,908 | 11 | $11,496 | 15.5 | #27 |
| Bowling Green IndependentBowling Green | 4,831 | 10 | $12,932 | 16.4 | #28 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stow-Munroe Falls City School DistrictStow, OH | 4,926 | $12,276 | 18.2 |
| Atwater ElementaryAtwater, CA | 4,925 | $12,769 | 22.9 |
| DeSoto ParishMansfield, LA | 4,923 | $16,825 | 12.8 |
| Monrovia UnifiedMonrovia, CA | 4,920 | $13,843 | 22.6 |
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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