School district · Kentucky

Rockcastle County

Rockcastle County in Kentucky: 6 public schools with 2,792 students and 14.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,126 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
2,792
Students per teacher
14.5
KY 15.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,126
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)
192
Counselors (FTE)
9.0
Students per counselor
310
KY 320 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 5.0

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
$9.2K15
$9.8K16
$9.8K17
$10.5K18
$10.7K19
$10.7K20
$11.7K21
$12.1K22
$14.0K23
$13.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
21% · $8.7M
State
62% · $25.4M
Local
17% · $7.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,042
Support services
$3,982
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.2M
Long-term debt
$7.8M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Brodhead Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–549314.5
Mt. Vernon ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–559713.6
Pre-K–526712.1
6–860014.8
Rockcastle Academy for Academic AchievementAlternativeFree meals for all
7–12399.8
9–1279616.8

Sources

Address
245 Richmond St, Mount Vernon, KY 40456
Phone
(606)256-2125
Website