School district · Kentucky

Harlan County

Harlan County in Kentucky: 11 public schools with 3,310 students and 13.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,102 per student in FY2024.

Schools
11
Students
3,310
Students per teacher
13.2
KY 15.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,102
KY $14.6K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
252
Counselors (FTE)
11.0
Students per counselor
301
KY 320 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 7.0

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.8K15
$9.5K16
$9.6K17
$10.3K18
$10.6K19
$10.5K20
$11.4K21
$13.8K22
$14.9K23
$15.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
35% · $25.6M
State
51% · $37.3M
Local
14% · $10.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,498
Support services
$5,384
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$14.2M
Long-term debt
$23.5M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 8High schools: 1Other schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K–824811.3
Cawood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–820913.1
Pre-K–842813.2
Evarts Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–833514.0
Pre-K–814713.4
James A. Cawood ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–827710.9
Rosspoint Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–836914.8
Wallins Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–835212.8
Harlan County High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1294513.8
Ungraded0—
Ungraded0—

Sources

Address
251 Ball Park Rd, Harlan, KY 40831
Phone
(606)573-4330
Website