Pulaski County
A public school district in Somerset, Kentucky, with 14 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 7,729
- Students enrolled
- 482
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,205
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,724
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 7,729 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,200th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 15th of 175 in Kentucky. Larger than 93% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,724 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 22% 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
Pulaski County spent $12,724 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,695 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 | $12,724 | $103.3 million | 8,115 |
| FY2022 | $11,722 | $95.5 million | 8,148 |
| FY2021 | $10,299 | $85.4 million | 8,294 |
| FY2020 | $10,108 | $88.0 million | 8,710 |
| FY2019 | $10,098 | $85.8 million | 8,498 |
| FY2018 | $10,254 | $87.1 million | 8,492 |
| FY2017 | $9,429 | $80.0 million | 8,489 |
| FY2016 | $9,193 | $77.5 million | 8,425 |
| FY2015 | $9,104 | $75.7 million | 8,317 |
| FY2014 | $7,866 | $69.7 million | 8,857 |
| FY2013 | $8,345 | $69.2 million | 8,293 |
| FY2012 | $8,868 | $72.5 million | 8,176 |
| FY2011 | $8,587 | $71.0 million | 8,273 |
| FY2010 | $8,442 | $70.5 million | 8,346 |
| FY2009 | $8,682 | $71.3 million | 8,215 |
| FY2008 | $8,394 | $68.6 million | 8,174 |
| FY2007 | $8,024 | $61.8 million | 7,704 |
| FY2006 | $7,313 | $58.9 million | 8,049 |
| FY2005 | $6,695 | $53.8 million | 8,032 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $22.3 million | 18.6% |
| State | $64.5 million | 53.9% |
| Local | $32.9 million | 27.5% |
| Total | $119.6 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
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Burnside Elementary School | 414 |
| Eagle Academy | 38 |
| Eubank Elementary School | 319 |
| Memorial Education Center | 231 |
| Nancy Elementary School | 299 |
| Northern Elementary School | 352 |
| Northern Middle School | 797 |
| Oak Hill Elementary School | 551 |
| Pulaski County High School | 1,113 |
| Pulaski Elementary School | 535 |
| Shopville Elementary School | 385 |
| Southern Elementary School | 611 |
| Southern Middle School | 871 |
| Southwestern High School | 1,213 |
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
- 2104950
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