Monroe County
A public school district in Tompkinsville, Kentucky, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,856
- Students enrolled
- 127
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 346
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $16,268
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,856 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,827th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 107th of 175 in Kentucky. Larger than 72% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $16,268 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 54% 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
Monroe County spent $16,268 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,769 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 | $16,268 | $29.1 million | 1,788 |
| FY2022 | $14,868 | $26.4 million | 1,775 |
| FY2021 | $13,545 | $24.7 million | 1,823 |
| FY2020 | $12,192 | $23.1 million | 1,894 |
| FY2019 | $12,652 | $22.8 million | 1,804 |
| FY2018 | $12,007 | $22.5 million | 1,870 |
| FY2017 | $11,110 | $20.4 million | 1,838 |
| FY2016 | $10,600 | $19.6 million | 1,853 |
| FY2015 | $10,335 | $19.5 million | 1,882 |
| FY2014 | $9,965 | $19.1 million | 1,921 |
| FY2013 | $10,113 | $19.5 million | 1,928 |
| FY2012 | $10,818 | $20.5 million | 1,897 |
| FY2011 | $10,016 | $20.1 million | 2,007 |
| FY2010 | $9,446 | $19.1 million | 2,017 |
| FY2009 | $9,208 | $18.6 million | 2,025 |
| FY2008 | $9,838 | $19.9 million | 2,020 |
| FY2007 | $9,207 | $18.5 million | 2,008 |
| FY2006 | $8,581 | $18.4 million | 2,146 |
| FY2005 | $7,769 | $16.1 million | 2,069 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $10.6 million | 30.2% |
| State | $16.9 million | 48.2% |
| Local | $7.6 million | 21.7% |
| Total | $35.2 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
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Falcon Academy | 0 |
| Gamaliel Elementary | 254 |
| Joe Harrison Carter | 260 |
| Monroe Co High | 506 |
| Monroe Co Middle | 399 |
| Tompkinsville Elementary | 437 |
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
- 2104200
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