Lincoln County
A public school district in Stanford, Kentucky, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,240
- Students enrolled
- 234.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 567.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,375
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,240 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,024th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 48th 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: $14,375 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 39% 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
Lincoln County spent $14,375 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,390 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 | $14,375 | $49.1 million | 3,416 |
| FY2022 | $13,535 | $46.0 million | 3,399 |
| FY2021 | $12,067 | $42.0 million | 3,479 |
| FY2020 | $11,166 | $41.3 million | 3,701 |
| FY2019 | $10,933 | $41.3 million | 3,773 |
| FY2018 | $11,050 | $43.0 million | 3,893 |
| FY2017 | $10,373 | $40.8 million | 3,936 |
| FY2016 | $10,362 | $40.9 million | 3,944 |
| FY2015 | $9,987 | $40.4 million | 4,045 |
| FY2014 | $8,985 | $36.6 million | 4,068 |
| FY2013 | $9,154 | $37.5 million | 4,093 |
| FY2012 | $9,384 | $39.1 million | 4,166 |
| FY2011 | $9,676 | $39.2 million | 4,047 |
| FY2010 | $9,485 | $40.8 million | 4,300 |
| FY2009 | $9,834 | $40.1 million | 4,075 |
| FY2008 | $9,264 | $40.0 million | 4,319 |
| FY2007 | $8,809 | $36.7 million | 4,169 |
| FY2006 | $7,929 | $36.1 million | 4,549 |
| FY2005 | $7,390 | $34.3 million | 4,637 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $20.7 million | 35.2% |
| State | $27.8 million | 47.2% |
| Local | $10.4 million | 17.6% |
| Total | $58.9 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
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Crab Orchard Elementary School | 266 |
| Highland Elementary School | 186 |
| Hustonville Elementary School | 439 |
| Lincoln County High School | 886 |
| Lincoln County Middle School | 697 |
| Stanford Elementary School | 572 |
| Waynesburg Elementary School | 194 |
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
- 2103480
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