McCreary County
A public school district in Stearns, Kentucky, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,668
- Students enrolled
- 177
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 444
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,475
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,668 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,633rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 71st of 175 in Kentucky. Larger than 79% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,475 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 40% 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
McCreary County spent $14,475 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,522 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 | $14,475 | $39.3 million | 2,715 |
| FY2022 | $13,759 | $37.7 million | 2,742 |
| FY2021 | $12,578 | $36.0 million | 2,862 |
| FY2020 | $10,725 | $31.7 million | 2,955 |
| FY2019 | $11,066 | $31.8 million | 2,878 |
| FY2018 | $10,722 | $31.5 million | 2,939 |
| FY2017 | $10,025 | $29.8 million | 2,974 |
| FY2016 | $10,132 | $30.0 million | 2,958 |
| FY2015 | $9,816 | $29.1 million | 2,967 |
| FY2014 | $9,394 | $28.8 million | 3,067 |
| FY2013 | $9,492 | $29.3 million | 3,087 |
| FY2012 | $9,955 | $31.5 million | 3,164 |
| FY2011 | $10,316 | $32.4 million | 3,145 |
| FY2010 | $9,705 | $31.5 million | 3,249 |
| FY2009 | $9,194 | $30.0 million | 3,260 |
| FY2008 | $9,152 | $29.7 million | 3,247 |
| FY2007 | $8,506 | $27.5 million | 3,228 |
| FY2006 | $7,807 | $26.8 million | 3,432 |
| FY2005 | $7,522 | $25.5 million | 3,390 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $13.0 million | 25.9% |
| State | $32.2 million | 64.0% |
| Local | $5.1 million | 10.1% |
| Total | $50.3 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
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| McCreary Central High School | 711 |
| McCreary County Middle School | 633 |
| Pine Knot Intermediate | 352 |
| Pine Knot Primary | 425 |
| Whitley City Elementary School | 547 |
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
- 2103990
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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