Clay County
A public school district in Manchester, Kentucky, with 10 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,948
- Students enrolled
- 216.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 520.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,039
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,948 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,322nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 63rd of 175 in Kentucky. Larger than 81% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,039 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 35% 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
Clay County spent $14,039 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $8,079 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 | $14,039 | $40.9 million | 2,916 |
| FY2022 | $13,408 | $39.0 million | 2,906 |
| FY2021 | $11,127 | $35.5 million | 3,189 |
| FY2020 | $11,104 | $35.9 million | 3,235 |
| FY2019 | $10,895 | $35.3 million | 3,238 |
| FY2018 | $10,920 | $35.9 million | 3,285 |
| FY2017 | $10,269 | $33.8 million | 3,296 |
| FY2016 | $10,167 | $34.3 million | 3,372 |
| FY2015 | $10,197 | $34.6 million | 3,393 |
| FY2014 | $10,307 | $35.3 million | 3,422 |
| FY2013 | $9,917 | $34.2 million | 3,448 |
| FY2012 | $10,529 | $36.6 million | 3,473 |
| FY2011 | $10,498 | $36.8 million | 3,509 |
| FY2010 | $10,298 | $37.1 million | 3,599 |
| FY2009 | $9,860 | $36.3 million | 3,680 |
| FY2008 | $9,815 | $36.6 million | 3,734 |
| FY2007 | $9,278 | $34.1 million | 3,678 |
| FY2006 | $8,752 | $35.4 million | 4,049 |
| FY2005 | $8,079 | $33.8 million | 4,180 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $13.5 million | 26.6% |
| State | $29.2 million | 57.4% |
| Local | $8.1 million | 16.0% |
| Total | $50.9 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
10 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Big Creek Elementary | 136 |
| Burning Springs Elementary | 297 |
| Clay County High School | 762 |
| Clay County Middle School | 387 |
| Goose Rock Elementary | 231 |
| Hacker Elementary School | 244 |
| Horse Creek Learning Center | 79 |
| Manchester Elementary School | 409 |
| Oneida Elementary School | 110 |
| Paces Creek Elementary | 273 |
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
- 2101230
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