Laurel County
A public school district in London, Kentucky, with 19 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 8,676
- Students enrolled
- 538
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,239
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,611
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 8,676 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,062nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 12th of 175 in Kentucky. Larger than 94% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,611 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 21% 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
Laurel County spent $12,611 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,473 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 | $12,611 | $111.0 million | 8,801 |
| FY2022 | $11,261 | $98.9 million | 8,784 |
| FY2021 | $10,224 | $90.5 million | 8,850 |
| FY2020 | $9,518 | $89.4 million | 9,388 |
| FY2019 | $9,866 | $89.4 million | 9,066 |
| FY2018 | $9,655 | $89.3 million | 9,244 |
| FY2017 | $8,852 | $82.3 million | 9,301 |
| FY2016 | $8,678 | $81.0 million | 9,336 |
| FY2015 | $8,395 | $79.5 million | 9,473 |
| FY2014 | $8,143 | $76.8 million | 9,427 |
| FY2013 | $8,066 | $76.5 million | 9,480 |
| FY2012 | $8,049 | $76.1 million | 9,460 |
| FY2011 | $8,412 | $79.0 million | 9,394 |
| FY2010 | $7,930 | $74.7 million | 9,421 |
| FY2009 | $8,121 | $75.1 million | 9,253 |
| FY2008 | $7,867 | $73.4 million | 9,325 |
| FY2007 | $7,365 | $67.0 million | 9,092 |
| FY2006 | $6,736 | $62.4 million | 9,260 |
| FY2005 | $6,473 | $58.6 million | 9,055 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $26.3 million | 20.7% |
| State | $72.8 million | 57.3% |
| Local | $27.9 million | 22.0% |
| Total | $126.9 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
19 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
- 2103210
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