Muhlenberg County
A public school district in Powderly, Kentucky, with 10 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,410
- Students enrolled
- 296.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 715.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,648
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,410 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,199th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 30th of 175 in Kentucky. Larger than 87% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,648 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 31% 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
Muhlenberg County spent $13,648 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,028 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 | $13,648 | $61.2 million | 4,486 |
| FY2022 | $13,929 | $61.1 million | 4,387 |
| FY2021 | $11,599 | $51.6 million | 4,445 |
| FY2020 | $11,147 | $52.3 million | 4,692 |
| FY2019 | $11,116 | $51.7 million | 4,651 |
| FY2018 | $10,645 | $50.4 million | 4,737 |
| FY2017 | $9,384 | $45.8 million | 4,880 |
| FY2016 | $9,135 | $45.9 million | 5,023 |
| FY2015 | $10,479 | $54.0 million | 5,153 |
| FY2014 | $10,449 | $53.9 million | 5,161 |
| FY2013 | $10,221 | $53.8 million | 5,266 |
| FY2012 | $9,985 | $52.9 million | 5,302 |
| FY2011 | $9,712 | $50.9 million | 5,238 |
| FY2010 | $9,599 | $50.6 million | 5,272 |
| FY2009 | $9,158 | $47.4 million | 5,179 |
| FY2008 | $9,067 | $47.3 million | 5,217 |
| FY2007 | $8,243 | $42.6 million | 5,174 |
| FY2006 | $7,481 | $40.7 million | 5,443 |
| FY2005 | $7,028 | $37.9 million | 5,397 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $11.2 million | 15.2% |
| State | $39.4 million | 53.8% |
| Local | $22.7 million | 31.0% |
| Total | $73.3 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
10 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bremen Elementary School | 369 |
| Central City Elementary | 406 |
| Green River Education Center | 0 |
| Greenville Elementary School | 620 |
| Longest Elementary | 404 |
| Muhlenberg County Career & Tech Center | 0 |
| Muhlenberg County High School | 1,123 |
| Muhlenberg County Middle School | 871 |
| Muhlenberg South Elementary | 527 |
| The Renaissance Center | 90 |
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
- 2100081
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