Perry County
Perry County is a public school district based in Hazard, Kentucky, serving 3,438 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #43 of the 137 Kentucky districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 69% of them. Its schools average 382 students each, about the same as the Kentucky median of 387. It spends about $11,318 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.4 students per teacher.
How Perry County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Perry County | Kentucky median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,318 | $11,572 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,610 | $6,885 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $49.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $56.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 223 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 604 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.4 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 1,719 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan CountyRussellville | 3,443 | 7 | $11,144 | 16.4 | #42 |
| Perry CountyHazard · this district | 3,438 | 9 | $11,318 | 15.4 | #43 |
| Rowan CountyMorehead | 3,435 | 11 | $10,775 | 17.8 | #44 |
| Spencer CountyTaylorsville | 3,341 | 6 | $10,040 | 17.2 | #45 |
| Harlan CountyHarlan | 3,327 | 11 | $11,446 | 13.3 | #46 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor Public SchoolsBangor, ME | 3,439 | $17,569 | 12.1 |
| Carroll County Public SchoolsHillsville, VA | 3,437 | $12,292 | 11.7 |
| Avon Lake CityAvon Lake, OH | 3,435 | $12,679 | 16.8 |
| Adams County Ohio Valley LocalWest Union, OH | 3,435 | $13,555 | 16.6 |
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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