Simpson County
Simpson County is a public school district based in Franklin, Kentucky, serving 3,080 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #54 of the 137 Kentucky districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 61% of them. Its schools average 513 students each, more than the Kentucky median of 387. It spends about $11,824 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 15.7 students per teacher.
How Simpson County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Simpson County | Kentucky median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,824 | $11,572 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,322 | $6,885 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $37.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $40.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 196 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 453 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 15.7 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 440 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paducah IndependentPaducah | 3,103 | 7 | $12,258 | 14.4 | #52 |
| Ashland IndependentAshland | 3,083 | 9 | $12,740 | 13.7 | #53 |
| Simpson CountyFranklin · this district | 3,080 | 6 | $11,824 | 15.7 | #54 |
| Wayne CountyMonticello | 3,061 | 8 | $11,780 | 16.2 | #55 |
| Corbin IndependentCorbin | 3,038 | 9 | $10,566 | 15.9 | #56 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morehouse ParishBastrop, LA | 3,082 | $14,043 | 13.6 |
| Guilford School DistrictGuilford, CT | 3,080 | $22,892 | 11.3 |
| Beverly Hills UnifiedBeverly Hills, CA | 3,079 | $23,640 | 14.3 |
| Hollidaysburg Area School DistrictHollidaysburg, PA | 3,079 | $14,138 | 13.7 |
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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