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Raceland-Worthington Independent

Raceland, Kentucky · Public school district · #130 of 137 Kentucky districts by enrollment

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1,120

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$10,802

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 7% below the Kentucky median

15.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Kentucky median 15.4

Raceland-Worthington Independent is a public school district based in Raceland, Kentucky, serving 1,120 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #130 of the 137 Kentucky districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 5% of them. Its schools average 224 students each, fewer than the Kentucky median of 387. It spends about $10,802 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the Kentucky median. It has roughly 15.1 students per teacher.

How Raceland-Worthington Independent compares

Raceland-Worthington IndependentKentucky median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$10,802

Kentucky median $11,572 · 7% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,243

Kentucky median $6,885 · 9% below · FY2020-21

Students per school224

Kentucky median 387 · 42% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher15.1

Kentucky median 15.4 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor373

Kentucky median 352 · 6% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$15.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 13%State 71%Local 16%

Measure	Raceland-Worthington Independent	Kentucky median	Year
Current spending per student	$10,802	$11,572	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,243	$6,885	FY2020-21
Total spending	$13.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$15.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	74	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	151	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	15.1	15.4	2024-25
Students per counselor	373	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
Middlesboro IndependentMiddlesboro	1,168	7	$14,517	12.8	#127
Bracken CountyBrooksville	1,133	3	$10,720	16.0	#128
Pikeville IndependentPikeville	1,129	2	$13,102	13.6	#129
Raceland-Worthington IndependentRaceland · this district	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
McGehee School DistrictMcGehee, AR	1,121	$11,322	11.7
Riverview School DistrictSearcy, AR	1,120	$11,978	8.5
Cameron ParishCameron, LA	1,120	$36,776	8.0
Holliday ISDHolliday, TX	1,120	$9,641	12.3

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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