Pikeville Independent
Pikeville Independent is a public school district based in Pikeville, Kentucky, serving 1,129 students in 2 schools. By enrollment it ranks #129 of the 137 Kentucky districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 6% of them. Its schools average 564 students each, more than the Kentucky median of 387. It spends about $13,102 per student on day-to-day operations, 13% more than the Kentucky median. It has roughly 13.6 students per teacher.
How Pikeville Independent compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Pikeville Independent | Kentucky median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,102 | $11,572 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $8,089 | $6,885 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $16.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $17.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 83 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 163 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 282 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesboro IndependentMiddlesboro | 1,168 | 7 | $14,517 | 12.8 | #127 |
| Bracken CountyBrooksville | 1,133 | 3 | $10,720 | 16.0 | #128 |
| Pikeville IndependentPikeville · this district | 1,129 | 2 | $13,102 | 13.6 | #129 |
| Raceland-Worthington IndependentRaceland | 1,120 | 5 | $10,802 | 15.1 | #130 |
| Nicholas CountyCarlisle | 1,080 | 2 | $9,684 | 18.0 | #131 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center Cass School District 66Downers Grove, IL | 1,130 | $18,423 | 14.5 |
| MS Achievement School District Of Humphreys CountyBelzoni, MS | 1,130 | $12,472 | 14.3 |
| East Rockaway Union Free School DistrictEast Rockaway, NY | 1,130 | $31,610 | 9.6 |
| Clintonville School DistrictClintonville, WI | 1,129 | $14,980 | 12.4 |
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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