Daviess County
A public school district in Owensboro, Kentucky, with 24 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 10,948
- Students enrolled
- 668.3
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,686.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,767
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 10,948 in 2024–25
- Ranks 806th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 10th of 175 in Kentucky. Larger than 95% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,767 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 33% 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
Daviess County spent $13,767 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,499 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 | $13,767 | $153.7 million | 11,164 |
| FY2022 | $12,546 | $141.5 million | 11,281 |
| FY2021 | $11,564 | $128.4 million | 11,102 |
| FY2020 | $10,747 | $129.5 million | 12,048 |
| FY2019 | $10,492 | $123.6 million | 11,779 |
| FY2018 | $10,271 | $120.9 million | 11,770 |
| FY2017 | $9,376 | $110.7 million | 11,804 |
| FY2016 | $9,200 | $108.7 million | 11,814 |
| FY2015 | $9,069 | $106.0 million | 11,684 |
| FY2014 | $8,899 | $102.9 million | 11,560 |
| FY2013 | $8,987 | $102.3 million | 11,381 |
| FY2012 | $8,941 | $102.2 million | 11,426 |
| FY2011 | $9,016 | $102.0 million | 11,310 |
| FY2010 | $8,833 | $100.3 million | 11,355 |
| FY2009 | $8,636 | $97.5 million | 11,289 |
| FY2008 | $8,743 | $98.9 million | 11,315 |
| FY2007 | $8,054 | $87.6 million | 10,881 |
| FY2006 | $7,377 | $85.4 million | 11,583 |
| FY2005 | $6,499 | $77.6 million | 11,943 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $24.4 million | 13.8% |
| State | $84.1 million | 47.5% |
| Local | $68.6 million | 38.7% |
| Total | $177.1 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
24 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
- 2101470
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