School district · Kentucky

Wayne County

Wayne County in Kentucky: 8 public schools with 3,058 students and 16.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,918 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
3,058
Students per teacher
16.2
KY 15.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,918
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)
189
Counselors (FTE)
11.0
Students per counselor
278
KY 320 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
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
$9.4K15
$9.8K16
$9.8K17
$10.9K18
$11.1K19
$10.6K20
$11.8K21
$12.6K22
$13.5K23
$12.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
27% · $14.2M
State
58% · $30.9M
Local
16% · $8.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,833
Support services
$4,931
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$7.2M
Long-term debt
$18.7M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 4
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Bell Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
1–243215.1
Monticello Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
3–566415.8
Walker Early Learning CenterFree meals for all
Pre-K–K35816.8
Wayne County Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–864616.2
Lake Cumberland Youth Development CenterAlternativeFree meals for all
8–12307.5
Otter Creek AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all
6–1271.8
Wayne County High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1289519.4
Wayne County Learning AcademyAlternativeMostly virtualFree meals for all
6–12268.7

Sources

Address
150 Cardinal Way, Monticello, KY 42633
Phone
(606)348-8484
Website