Spencer County
A public school district in Taylorsville, Kentucky, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,341
- Students enrolled
- 194.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 462.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,139
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,341 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,937th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 45th 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: $12,139 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 17% 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
Spencer County spent $12,139 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,145 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 | $12,139 | $40.9 million | 3,369 |
| FY2022 | $11,199 | $36.0 million | 3,217 |
| FY2021 | $10,040 | $31.5 million | 3,138 |
| FY2020 | $9,773 | $31.0 million | 3,169 |
| FY2019 | $9,617 | $29.5 million | 3,066 |
| FY2018 | $9,649 | $29.2 million | 3,021 |
| FY2017 | $8,772 | $26.2 million | 2,990 |
| FY2016 | $8,787 | $26.0 million | 2,961 |
| FY2015 | $8,487 | $24.9 million | 2,929 |
| FY2014 | $7,938 | $23.2 million | 2,918 |
| FY2013 | $7,819 | $22.7 million | 2,901 |
| FY2012 | $7,680 | $21.9 million | 2,857 |
| FY2011 | $7,465 | $21.4 million | 2,866 |
| FY2010 | $7,427 | $21.4 million | 2,883 |
| FY2009 | $7,221 | $20.2 million | 2,804 |
| FY2008 | $7,579 | $20.5 million | 2,707 |
| FY2007 | $7,256 | $18.7 million | 2,578 |
| FY2006 | $7,483 | $18.2 million | 2,432 |
| FY2005 | $6,145 | $15.7 million | 2,555 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $5.1 million | 11.6% |
| State | $23.5 million | 53.4% |
| Local | $15.3 million | 34.9% |
| Total | $43.9 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 |
|---|---|
| Hillview Academy | 53 |
| Spencer County Early Learning Center | 150 |
| Spencer County Elementary School | 801 |
| Spencer County High School | 986 |
| Spencer County Middle School | 690 |
| Taylorsville Elementary School | 661 |
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
- 2105490
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