Perry County
A public school district in Hazard, Kentucky, with 9 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,438
- Students enrolled
- 223.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 604.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,812
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,438 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,862nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 43rd 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: $15,812 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 51% 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
Perry County spent $15,812 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,546 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 | $15,812 | $56.8 million | 3,593 |
| FY2022 | $14,112 | $50.7 million | 3,594 |
| FY2021 | $11,318 | $43.6 million | 3,855 |
| FY2020 | $11,094 | $45.0 million | 4,052 |
| FY2019 | $10,934 | $43.8 million | 4,003 |
| FY2018 | $10,449 | $42.9 million | 4,108 |
| FY2017 | $10,155 | $42.3 million | 4,163 |
| FY2016 | $10,001 | $42.4 million | 4,235 |
| FY2015 | $9,929 | $42.1 million | 4,242 |
| FY2014 | $9,587 | $40.6 million | 4,232 |
| FY2013 | $9,711 | $41.5 million | 4,272 |
| FY2012 | $9,424 | $41.2 million | 4,373 |
| FY2011 | $9,405 | $40.4 million | 4,294 |
| FY2010 | $9,163 | $40.3 million | 4,396 |
| FY2009 | $9,120 | $39.7 million | 4,352 |
| FY2008 | $9,101 | $39.6 million | 4,351 |
| FY2007 | $8,625 | $37.8 million | 4,386 |
| FY2006 | $8,107 | $37.8 million | 4,665 |
| FY2005 | $7,546 | $35.8 million | 4,747 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $18.7 million | 27.2% |
| State | $38.4 million | 55.8% |
| Local | $11.7 million | 17.0% |
| Total | $68.7 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
9 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Buckhorn School | 320 |
| East Perry County Elementary School | 603 |
| Learning Academy | 39 |
| Perry County Alternative School | 7 |
| Perry County Central High School | 819 |
| Robert W Combs Elementary School | 325 |
| Robinson Elementary School | 278 |
| Viper Elementary School | 282 |
| West Perry Elementary School | 743 |
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
- 2104770
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