Harlan County
A public school district in Harlan, Kentucky, with 11 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,327
- Students enrolled
- 251.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 645.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,873
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,327 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,950th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 46th of 175 in Kentucky. Larger than 83% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,873 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 43% 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
Harlan County spent $14,873 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,137 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 | $14,873 | $51.4 million | 3,459 |
| FY2022 | $13,772 | $47.8 million | 3,473 |
| FY2021 | $11,446 | $43.3 million | 3,780 |
| FY2020 | $10,492 | $41.6 million | 3,968 |
| FY2019 | $10,633 | $41.6 million | 3,912 |
| FY2018 | $10,315 | $41.4 million | 4,014 |
| FY2017 | $9,647 | $39.2 million | 4,063 |
| FY2016 | $9,504 | $39.3 million | 4,135 |
| FY2015 | $9,795 | $40.5 million | 4,139 |
| FY2014 | $8,695 | $37.6 million | 4,319 |
| FY2013 | $8,963 | $38.2 million | 4,257 |
| FY2012 | $9,274 | $39.6 million | 4,274 |
| FY2011 | $9,577 | $39.9 million | 4,171 |
| FY2010 | $9,361 | $39.7 million | 4,242 |
| FY2009 | $8,823 | $38.6 million | 4,378 |
| FY2008 | $8,621 | $38.4 million | 4,450 |
| FY2007 | $8,232 | $37.0 million | 4,491 |
| FY2006 | $7,341 | $36.7 million | 4,997 |
| FY2005 | $7,137 | $35.5 million | 4,968 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $16.9 million | 26.2% |
| State | $38.8 million | 60.3% |
| Local | $8.7 million | 13.5% |
| Total | $64.4 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
11 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
- 2102540
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