Knox County
A public school district in Barbourville, Kentucky, with 14 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,718
- Students enrolled
- 308.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 758.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,730
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,718 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,624th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 39th of 175 in Kentucky. Larger than 85% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,730 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 42% 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
Knox County spent $14,730 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,022 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 | $14,730 | $58.1 million | 3,943 |
| FY2022 | $15,050 | $59.8 million | 3,970 |
| FY2021 | $13,441 | $55.0 million | 4,094 |
| FY2020 | $11,931 | $52.0 million | 4,360 |
| FY2019 | $11,712 | $51.1 million | 4,362 |
| FY2018 | $11,736 | $52.1 million | 4,438 |
| FY2017 | $10,584 | $47.4 million | 4,478 |
| FY2016 | $10,156 | $47.5 million | 4,680 |
| FY2015 | $10,086 | $46.8 million | 4,639 |
| FY2014 | $10,255 | $45.6 million | 4,444 |
| FY2013 | $10,198 | $46.3 million | 4,538 |
| FY2012 | $10,299 | $46.9 million | 4,557 |
| FY2011 | $9,913 | $46.8 million | 4,720 |
| FY2010 | $9,180 | $44.7 million | 4,864 |
| FY2009 | $8,928 | $43.2 million | 4,837 |
| FY2008 | $9,076 | $43.6 million | 4,808 |
| FY2007 | $8,895 | $42.4 million | 4,762 |
| FY2006 | $7,673 | $40.4 million | 5,266 |
| FY2005 | $7,022 | $36.7 million | 5,227 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $16.6 million | 23.8% |
| State | $43.8 million | 62.8% |
| Local | $9.4 million | 13.4% |
| Total | $69.9 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
14 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
- 2103150
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