Carter County
A public school district in Grayson, Kentucky, with 12 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,983
- Students enrolled
- 245.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 630.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,650
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,983 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,434th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 36th of 175 in Kentucky. Larger than 86% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,650 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 22% 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
Carter County spent $12,650 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,841 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 | $12,650 | $52.3 million | 4,138 |
| FY2022 | $11,978 | $48.2 million | 4,026 |
| FY2021 | $10,861 | $45.7 million | 4,211 |
| FY2020 | $10,608 | $46.1 million | 4,342 |
| FY2019 | $10,380 | $45.6 million | 4,396 |
| FY2018 | $10,119 | $45.0 million | 4,445 |
| FY2017 | $9,264 | $42.4 million | 4,573 |
| FY2016 | $9,176 | $42.8 million | 4,669 |
| FY2015 | $8,980 | $42.8 million | 4,762 |
| FY2014 | $8,632 | $41.6 million | 4,823 |
| FY2013 | $8,692 | $42.1 million | 4,849 |
| FY2012 | $9,002 | $43.8 million | 4,863 |
| FY2011 | $8,951 | $43.6 million | 4,874 |
| FY2010 | $8,430 | $42.2 million | 5,009 |
| FY2009 | $8,380 | $41.9 million | 5,000 |
| FY2008 | $8,319 | $42.3 million | 5,087 |
| FY2007 | $7,974 | $38.9 million | 4,877 |
| FY2006 | $7,360 | $38.5 million | 5,227 |
| FY2005 | $6,841 | $35.8 million | 5,232 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $9.8 million | 10.3% |
| State | $75.2 million | 78.6% |
| Local | $10.7 million | 11.2% |
| Total | $95.7 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
12 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
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
- 2101020
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