Rockcastle County
A public school district in Mount Vernon, Kentucky, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,793
- Students enrolled
- 192
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 462
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,041
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,793 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,496th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 65th of 175 in Kentucky. Larger than 80% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,041 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 35% 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
Rockcastle County spent $14,041 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,356 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 | $14,041 | $38.8 million | 2,761 |
| FY2022 | $12,118 | $33.5 million | 2,762 |
| FY2021 | $11,701 | $32.0 million | 2,732 |
| FY2020 | $10,723 | $30.2 million | 2,812 |
| FY2019 | $10,738 | $30.3 million | 2,825 |
| FY2018 | $10,536 | $30.2 million | 2,869 |
| FY2017 | $9,780 | $28.1 million | 2,878 |
| FY2016 | $9,800 | $28.0 million | 2,859 |
| FY2015 | $9,239 | $27.1 million | 2,932 |
| FY2014 | $8,891 | $26.2 million | 2,942 |
| FY2013 | $9,348 | $27.5 million | 2,944 |
| FY2012 | $9,190 | $27.5 million | 2,997 |
| FY2011 | $9,021 | $27.2 million | 3,014 |
| FY2010 | $9,080 | $27.9 million | 3,073 |
| FY2009 | $8,777 | $26.8 million | 3,048 |
| FY2008 | $8,778 | $26.6 million | 3,027 |
| FY2007 | $8,220 | $24.1 million | 2,927 |
| FY2006 | $7,704 | $23.8 million | 3,089 |
| FY2005 | $7,356 | $22.7 million | 3,084 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $10.2 million | 21.8% |
| State | $30.1 million | 64.2% |
| Local | $6.5 million | 14.0% |
| Total | $46.8 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 |
|---|---|
| Brodhead Elementary School | 493 |
| Mt. Vernon Elementary | 597 |
| Rockcastle Academy for Academic Achievement | 39 |
| Rockcastle County High School | 796 |
| Rockcastle County Middle School | 600 |
| Roundstone Elementary School | 267 |
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
- 2105070
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