Bell County
A public school district in Pineville, Kentucky, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,437
- Students enrolled
- 164
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 395
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,416
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,437 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,894th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 79th of 175 in Kentucky. Larger than 78% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,416 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 48% 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
Bell County spent $15,416 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,012 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
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $15,416 | $37.8 million | 2,454 |
| FY2022 | $14,239 | $35.9 million | 2,518 |
| FY2021 | $13,017 | $33.4 million | 2,565 |
| FY2020 | $11,925 | $31.9 million | 2,672 |
| FY2019 | $10,927 | $29.8 million | 2,728 |
| FY2018 | $10,391 | $29.3 million | 2,822 |
| FY2017 | $9,969 | $28.6 million | 2,864 |
| FY2016 | $9,671 | $28.9 million | 2,989 |
| FY2015 | $9,547 | $29.3 million | 3,074 |
| FY2014 | $9,361 | $27.8 million | 2,968 |
| FY2013 | $9,531 | $29.0 million | 3,043 |
| FY2012 | $9,716 | $29.5 million | 3,039 |
| FY2011 | $9,895 | $28.9 million | 2,924 |
| FY2010 | $9,769 | $30.4 million | 3,111 |
| FY2009 | $9,351 | $29.5 million | 3,151 |
| FY2008 | $9,301 | $29.6 million | 3,183 |
| FY2007 | $9,032 | $27.6 million | 3,058 |
| FY2006 | $8,286 | $27.1 million | 3,274 |
| FY2005 | $8,012 | $25.8 million | 3,217 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $9.2 million | 22.5% |
| State | $21.7 million | 53.2% |
| Local | $9.9 million | 24.3% |
| Total | $40.8 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
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bell Central School Center | 502 |
| Bell County High School | 622 |
| Frakes School Center | 117 |
| Lone Jack School Center | 196 |
| Page School Center | 272 |
| Right Fork School Center | 152 |
| Yellow Creek School Center | 575 |
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
- 2100390
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.
Data retrieved