Wayne County
A public school district in Monticello, Kentucky, with 8 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,061
- Students enrolled
- 189.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 522.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,466
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,061 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,190th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 55th of 175 in Kentucky. Larger than 82% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,466 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 30% 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
Wayne County spent $13,466 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,419 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 | $13,466 | $43.2 million | 3,207 |
| FY2022 | $12,565 | $39.8 million | 3,170 |
| FY2021 | $11,780 | $36.9 million | 3,133 |
| FY2020 | $10,612 | $35.2 million | 3,314 |
| FY2019 | $11,092 | $35.6 million | 3,208 |
| FY2018 | $10,854 | $35.5 million | 3,272 |
| FY2017 | $9,759 | $32.6 million | 3,342 |
| FY2016 | $9,774 | $33.3 million | 3,407 |
| FY2015 | $9,416 | $32.4 million | 3,438 |
| FY2014 | $9,109 | $31.3 million | 3,435 |
| FY2013 | $9,166 | $24.3 million | 2,656 |
| FY2012 | $9,173 | $24.1 million | 2,627 |
| FY2011 | $9,107 | $23.8 million | 2,618 |
| FY2010 | $9,062 | $23.7 million | 2,614 |
| FY2009 | $8,353 | $22.2 million | 2,654 |
| FY2008 | $8,824 | $23.8 million | 2,698 |
| FY2007 | $9,289 | $23.3 million | 2,505 |
| FY2006 | $8,094 | $22.1 million | 2,734 |
| FY2005 | $7,419 | $20.4 million | 2,752 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $11.6 million | 23.1% |
| State | $30.4 million | 60.5% |
| Local | $8.2 million | 16.4% |
| Total | $50.3 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
8 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bell Elementary School | 432 |
| Lake Cumberland Youth Development Center | 30 |
| Monticello Elementary School | 664 |
| Otter Creek Academy | 7 |
| Walker Early Learning Center | 358 |
| Wayne County High School | 895 |
| Wayne County Learning Academy | 26 |
| Wayne County Middle School | 646 |
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
- 2105790
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