Letcher County
A public school district in Whitesburg, Kentucky, with 9 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,429
- Students enrolled
- 167.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 448.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $20,652
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,429 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,906th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 81st of 175 in Kentucky. Larger than 78% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $20,652 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 75% 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
Letcher County spent $20,652 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,754 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
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $20,652 | $53.6 million | 2,596 |
| FY2022 | $14,514 | $39.7 million | 2,736 |
| FY2021 | $12,111 | $35.6 million | 2,938 |
| FY2020 | $12,004 | $35.9 million | 2,993 |
| FY2019 | $11,691 | $35.3 million | 3,017 |
| FY2018 | $11,160 | $34.7 million | 3,105 |
| FY2017 | $10,389 | $32.7 million | 3,150 |
| FY2016 | $10,136 | $32.4 million | 3,198 |
| FY2015 | $9,880 | $32.3 million | 3,269 |
| FY2014 | $9,663 | $31.1 million | 3,215 |
| FY2013 | $9,831 | $32.3 million | 3,285 |
| FY2012 | $9,606 | $32.3 million | 3,366 |
| FY2011 | $9,799 | $32.9 million | 3,354 |
| FY2010 | $9,717 | $32.0 million | 3,292 |
| FY2009 | $9,510 | $31.2 million | 3,284 |
| FY2008 | $9,661 | $31.9 million | 3,307 |
| FY2007 | $9,257 | $30.7 million | 3,318 |
| FY2006 | $8,667 | $30.6 million | 3,533 |
| FY2005 | $7,754 | $28.2 million | 3,643 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $9.8 million | 16.4% |
| State | $42.3 million | 70.8% |
| Local | $7.7 million | 12.9% |
| Total | $59.7 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
9 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
- 2103360
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.
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