McCracken County
A public school district in Paducah, Kentucky, with 14 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 6,782
- Students enrolled
- 419.3
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 938.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,196
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 6,782 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,383rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 18th of 175 in Kentucky. Larger than 92% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,196 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 27% 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
McCracken County spent $13,196 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,614 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
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The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $13,196 | $91.9 million | 6,968 |
| FY2022 | $12,421 | $85.2 million | 6,856 |
| FY2021 | $11,048 | $76.3 million | 6,905 |
| FY2020 | $10,302 | $74.4 million | 7,223 |
| FY2019 | $10,198 | $72.9 million | 7,146 |
| FY2018 | $10,117 | $71.7 million | 7,088 |
| FY2017 | $9,251 | $65.2 million | 7,045 |
| FY2016 | $8,907 | $63.0 million | 7,076 |
| FY2015 | $8,788 | $61.0 million | 6,937 |
| FY2014 | $8,494 | $58.9 million | 6,929 |
| FY2013 | $8,190 | $57.7 million | 7,047 |
| FY2012 | $8,153 | $58.1 million | 7,130 |
| FY2011 | $8,138 | $58.7 million | 7,208 |
| FY2010 | $8,246 | $59.8 million | 7,249 |
| FY2009 | $7,814 | $56.2 million | 7,198 |
| FY2008 | $8,076 | $56.2 million | 6,954 |
| FY2007 | $7,389 | $51.0 million | 6,905 |
| FY2006 | $6,951 | $49.6 million | 7,138 |
| FY2005 | $6,614 | $46.4 million | 7,011 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $15.4 million | 14.7% |
| State | $51.3 million | 48.9% |
| Local | $38.3 million | 36.4% |
| Total | $105.0 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
- 2103960
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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