Spencer County
Spencer County is a public school district based in Taylorsville, Kentucky, serving 3,341 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #45 of the 137 Kentucky districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 68% of them. Its schools average 557 students each, more than the Kentucky median of 387. It spends about $10,040 per student on day-to-day operations, 13% less than the Kentucky median. It has roughly 17.2 students per teacher.
How Spencer County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Spencer County | Kentucky median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,040 | $11,572 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,981 | $6,885 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $39.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $36.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 194 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 462 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 17.2 | 15.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 557 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry CountyHazard | 3,438 | 9 | $11,318 | 15.4 | #43 |
| Rowan CountyMorehead | 3,435 | 11 | $10,775 | 17.8 | #44 |
| Spencer CountyTaylorsville · this district | 3,341 | 6 | $10,040 | 17.2 | #45 |
| Harlan CountyHarlan | 3,327 | 11 | $11,446 | 13.3 | #46 |
| Johnson CountyPaintsville | 3,292 | 11 | $11,783 | 13.2 | #47 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock County SchoolsNew Cumberland, WV | 3,342 | $11,366 | 11.7 |
| Mt. Pleasant City School DistrictMount Pleasant, MI | 3,341 | $12,637 | 14.6 |
| Sparta Township Public School DistrictSparta, NJ | 3,341 | $24,480 | 11.1 |
| Brockport Central School DistrictBrockport, NY | 3,341 | $22,479 | 11.8 |
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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