Caverna Independent
A public school district in Cave City, Kentucky, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 654
- Students enrolled
- 47.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 118.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $20,796
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 654 in 2024–25
- Ranks 9,607th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 157th of 175 in Kentucky. Larger than 46% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $20,796 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 76% 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
Caverna Independent spent $20,796 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,988 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 | $20,796 | $13.5 million | 647 |
| FY2022 | $18,276 | $11.8 million | 645 |
| FY2021 | $14,686 | $9.9 million | 673 |
| FY2020 | $12,747 | $9.0 million | 704 |
| FY2019 | $13,624 | $8.8 million | 646 |
| FY2018 | $12,848 | $8.9 million | 690 |
| FY2017 | $11,943 | $8.4 million | 700 |
| FY2016 | $11,142 | $8.3 million | 748 |
| FY2015 | $10,687 | $8.5 million | 796 |
| FY2014 | $10,447 | $7.9 million | 760 |
| FY2013 | $10,493 | $8.3 million | 791 |
| FY2012 | $10,557 | $8.3 million | 790 |
| FY2011 | $10,415 | $8.5 million | 820 |
| FY2010 | $9,925 | $8.0 million | 810 |
| FY2009 | $9,709 | $7.6 million | 781 |
| FY2008 | $8,044 | $6.1 million | 758 |
| FY2007 | $8,847 | $6.8 million | 764 |
| FY2006 | $7,252 | $6.4 million | 880 |
| FY2005 | $6,988 | $5.9 million | 839 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $6.0 million | 37.7% |
| State | $5.7 million | 35.9% |
| Local | $4.2 million | 26.4% |
| Total | $16.0 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
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Caverna Elementary School | 330 |
| Caverna High School | 209 |
| Caverna Middle School | 115 |
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
- 2101110
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