Russell County
A public school district in Jamestown, Kentucky, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,024
- Students enrolled
- 193.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 476.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,881
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,024 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,231st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 58th of 175 in Kentucky. Larger than 81% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,881 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 34% 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
Russell County spent $13,881 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,806 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
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $13,881 | $41.7 million | 3,005 |
| FY2022 | $12,803 | $37.7 million | 2,943 |
| FY2021 | $11,170 | $33.2 million | 2,975 |
| FY2020 | $10,268 | $32.0 million | 3,114 |
| FY2019 | $10,412 | $32.6 million | 3,129 |
| FY2018 | $10,467 | $32.5 million | 3,108 |
| FY2017 | $9,775 | $30.0 million | 3,074 |
| FY2016 | $9,598 | $28.9 million | 3,014 |
| FY2015 | $9,296 | $28.5 million | 3,069 |
| FY2014 | $8,630 | $26.9 million | 3,116 |
| FY2013 | $8,678 | $26.5 million | 3,054 |
| FY2012 | $9,270 | $27.7 million | 2,984 |
| FY2011 | $9,092 | $27.1 million | 2,982 |
| FY2010 | $9,342 | $28.3 million | 3,026 |
| FY2009 | $8,925 | $26.9 million | 3,009 |
| FY2008 | $9,424 | $28.1 million | 2,980 |
| FY2007 | $9,163 | $26.8 million | 2,927 |
| FY2006 | $8,391 | $25.8 million | 3,073 |
| FY2005 | $7,806 | $23.4 million | 2,993 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $9.7 million | 21.3% |
| State | $25.5 million | 56.3% |
| Local | $10.2 million | 22.4% |
| Total | $45.4 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
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Jamestown Elementary School | 480 |
| Russell County High School | 859 |
| Russell County Middle School | 652 |
| Russell Springs Elementary School | 632 |
| Salem Elementary School | 401 |
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
- 2105160
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