Ballard County
A public school district in Barlow, Kentucky, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,015
- Students enrolled
- 66
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 165
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,101
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,015 in 2024–25
- Ranks 7,380th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 135th of 175 in Kentucky. Larger than 58% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,101 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 45% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Ballard County spent $15,101 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,851 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $15,101 | $15.9 million | 1,052 |
| FY2022 | $13,058 | $14.1 million | 1,079 |
| FY2021 | $11,838 | $13.2 million | 1,114 |
| FY2020 | $11,351 | $13.5 million | 1,189 |
| FY2019 | $10,506 | $13.2 million | 1,259 |
| FY2018 | $10,649 | $14.1 million | 1,320 |
| FY2017 | $9,912 | $13.7 million | 1,379 |
| FY2016 | $9,576 | $13.1 million | 1,371 |
| FY2015 | $9,274 | $13.2 million | 1,426 |
| FY2014 | $9,013 | $12.7 million | 1,407 |
| FY2013 | $8,704 | $12.6 million | 1,448 |
| FY2012 | $9,226 | $13.5 million | 1,467 |
| FY2011 | $9,108 | $13.3 million | 1,460 |
| FY2010 | $9,102 | $13.4 million | 1,467 |
| FY2009 | $9,069 | $12.9 million | 1,420 |
| FY2008 | $8,769 | $12.7 million | 1,448 |
| FY2007 | $8,712 | $11.9 million | 1,363 |
| FY2006 | $7,735 | $11.7 million | 1,515 |
| FY2005 | $6,851 | $10.4 million | 1,516 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $4.6 million | 21.2% |
| State | $10.8 million | 50.1% |
| Local | $6.2 million | 28.7% |
| Total | $21.6 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Ballard Co. Preschool/Headstart Center | 93 |
| Ballard County Career and Technology Center | 0 |
| Ballard County Elementary School | 444 |
| Ballard County Middle School | 202 |
| Ballard Memorial High School | 276 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not applicable
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2100210
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Kentucky — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Kentucky — A to Z, each with its page.
- Kentucky on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
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