Caldwell County
A public school district in Princeton, Kentucky, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,879
- Students enrolled
- 106.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 275.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,566
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,879 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,786th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 105th of 175 in Kentucky. Larger than 73% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,566 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 21% 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
Caldwell County spent $12,566 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,945 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 | $12,566 | $23.8 million | 1,891 |
| FY2022 | $11,633 | $21.6 million | 1,857 |
| FY2021 | $10,593 | $19.8 million | 1,866 |
| FY2020 | $9,945 | $19.8 million | 1,990 |
| FY2019 | $10,069 | $20.0 million | 1,984 |
| FY2018 | $9,597 | $19.4 million | 2,024 |
| FY2017 | $8,611 | $17.4 million | 2,026 |
| FY2016 | $8,640 | $17.8 million | 2,060 |
| FY2015 | $8,099 | $17.3 million | 2,132 |
| FY2014 | $7,852 | $16.8 million | 2,142 |
| FY2013 | $7,917 | $16.7 million | 2,111 |
| FY2012 | $8,406 | $17.5 million | 2,077 |
| FY2011 | $8,597 | $17.4 million | 2,023 |
| FY2010 | $8,549 | $17.9 million | 2,092 |
| FY2009 | $8,514 | $17.2 million | 2,022 |
| FY2008 | $8,457 | $17.2 million | 2,032 |
| FY2007 | $8,155 | $16.1 million | 1,975 |
| FY2006 | $7,405 | $15.5 million | 2,090 |
| FY2005 | $6,945 | $14.7 million | 2,110 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $5.2 million | 19.7% |
| State | $15.1 million | 57.7% |
| Local | $5.9 million | 22.6% |
| Total | $26.1 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
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Caldwell County Elementary School | 386 |
| Caldwell County High School | 561 |
| Caldwell County Middle School | 400 |
| Caldwell County Primary School | 532 |
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
- 2100840
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