Fayette County
A public school district in Lexington, Kentucky, with 80 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 42,138
- Students enrolled
- 3,057.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 6,667.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $18,318
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 42,138 in 2024–25
- Ranks 126th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 2nd of 175 in Kentucky. Larger than 99% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $18,318 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 66% 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
Fayette County spent $18,318 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,766 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 | $18,318 | $758.8 million | 41,422 |
| FY2022 | $15,849 | $656.4 million | 41,415 |
| FY2021 | $14,051 | $578.9 million | 41,203 |
| FY2020 | $13,138 | $569.4 million | 43,342 |
| FY2019 | $12,832 | $538.8 million | 41,987 |
| FY2018 | $12,855 | $535.4 million | 41,649 |
| FY2017 | $11,495 | $477.7 million | 41,558 |
| FY2016 | $11,037 | $450.7 million | 40,837 |
| FY2015 | $10,767 | $437.1 million | 40,590 |
| FY2014 | $10,894 | $436.6 million | 40,079 |
| FY2013 | $10,901 | $427.9 million | 39,250 |
| FY2012 | $10,747 | $415.3 million | 38,641 |
| FY2011 | $10,382 | $392.6 million | 37,819 |
| FY2010 | $9,770 | $361.4 million | 36,988 |
| FY2009 | $9,312 | $336.3 million | 36,110 |
| FY2008 | $9,205 | $326.0 million | 35,416 |
| FY2007 | $8,734 | $299.9 million | 34,335 |
| FY2006 | $8,174 | $288.7 million | 35,321 |
| FY2005 | $7,766 | $271.8 million | 35,004 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $110.5 million | 13.2% |
| State | $308.8 million | 36.8% |
| Local | $418.8 million | 50.0% |
| Total | $838.1 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
80 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
- 2101860
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