District profile / Kentucky

Powell County

Stanton, Kentucky · Public school district · #94 of 137 Kentucky districts by enrollment

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2,031

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,600

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Kentucky median

15.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Kentucky median 15.4

Powell County is a public school district based in Stanton, Kentucky, serving 2,031 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #94 of the 137 Kentucky districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 32% of them. Its schools average 338 students each, fewer than the Kentucky median of 387. It spends about $11,600 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.3 students per teacher.

How Powell County compares

Powell CountyKentucky median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,600

Kentucky median $11,572 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,167

Kentucky median $6,885 · 10% below · FY2020-21

Students per school338

Kentucky median 387 · 13% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher15.3

Kentucky median 15.4 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor185

Kentucky median 352 · 47% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$28.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 20%State 62%Local 17%

Measure	Powell County	Kentucky median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,600	$11,572	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,167	$6,885	FY2020-21
Total spending	$26.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$28.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	133	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	320	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	15.3	15.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	185	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

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Mayfield IndependentMayfield	2,063	3	$11,404	17.0	#91
Russell IndependentFlatwoods	2,053	5	$11,644	15.9	#92
Knott CountyHindman	2,049	7	$13,061	12.7	#93
Powell CountyStanton · this district	2,031	6	$11,600	15.3	#94
Jackson CountyMcKee	1,997	8	$12,034	14.4	#95

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Social Circle CitySocial Circle, GA	2,032	$11,732	14.6
SeekonkSeekonk, MA	2,032	$18,474	11.7
Calhoun CountyBlountstown, FL	2,031	$10,661	15.9
Northern Lebanon School DistrictFredericksburg, PA	2,031	$15,368	14.5

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.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ky-powell-county