Hardin County
A public school district in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, with 27 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 14,583
- Students enrolled
- 950.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 2,257.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,734
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 14,583 in 2024–25
- Ranks 551st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 5th of 175 in Kentucky. Larger than 96% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,734 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 32% 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
Hardin County spent $13,734 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,764 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 | $13,734 | $201.5 million | 14,675 |
| FY2022 | $11,904 | $173.5 million | 14,571 |
| FY2021 | $10,877 | $159.4 million | 14,655 |
| FY2020 | $10,155 | $155.3 million | 15,288 |
| FY2019 | $10,388 | $153.6 million | 14,787 |
| FY2018 | $10,086 | $148.8 million | 14,756 |
| FY2017 | $9,346 | $136.6 million | 14,618 |
| FY2016 | $8,981 | $132.2 million | 14,719 |
| FY2015 | $9,064 | $131.3 million | 14,485 |
| FY2014 | $8,742 | $128.1 million | 14,659 |
| FY2013 | $8,647 | $125.7 million | 14,531 |
| FY2012 | $9,002 | $127.6 million | 14,174 |
| FY2011 | $8,573 | $125.8 million | 14,675 |
| FY2010 | $8,254 | $119.3 million | 14,454 |
| FY2009 | $8,058 | $112.3 million | 13,941 |
| FY2008 | $8,222 | $114.4 million | 13,919 |
| FY2007 | $7,771 | $106.0 million | 13,645 |
| FY2006 | $7,458 | $105.0 million | 14,079 |
| FY2005 | $6,764 | $93.6 million | 13,832 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $46.1 million | 19.9% |
| State | $120.2 million | 51.8% |
| Local | $65.7 million | 28.3% |
| Total | $232.0 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
27 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
- 2102490
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