Shelby County
A public school district in Shelbyville, Kentucky, with 15 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 6,985
- Students enrolled
- 413.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,007.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,040
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 6,985 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,341st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 17th of 175 in Kentucky. Larger than 92% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,040 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
Shelby County spent $14,040 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,628 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 | $14,040 | $97.4 million | 6,935 |
| FY2022 | $12,646 | $87.4 million | 6,909 |
| FY2021 | $11,487 | $80.0 million | 6,961 |
| FY2020 | $11,035 | $80.6 million | 7,304 |
| FY2019 | $10,629 | $76.8 million | 7,224 |
| FY2018 | $10,637 | $76.5 million | 7,193 |
| FY2017 | $9,790 | $69.8 million | 7,127 |
| FY2016 | $9,966 | $69.8 million | 6,999 |
| FY2015 | $9,856 | $69.7 million | 7,076 |
| FY2014 | $9,032 | $64.1 million | 7,095 |
| FY2013 | $8,829 | $63.8 million | 7,222 |
| FY2012 | $8,900 | $63.3 million | 7,108 |
| FY2011 | $8,716 | $61.5 million | 7,051 |
| FY2010 | $8,348 | $56.5 million | 6,768 |
| FY2009 | $8,336 | $54.1 million | 6,496 |
| FY2008 | $8,364 | $53.2 million | 6,366 |
| FY2007 | $7,862 | $48.1 million | 6,114 |
| FY2006 | $7,133 | $43.5 million | 6,093 |
| FY2005 | $6,628 | $38.1 million | 5,755 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $15.6 million | 13.6% |
| State | $51.9 million | 45.3% |
| Local | $47.0 million | 41.1% |
| Total | $114.4 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
15 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
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
- 2105320
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