Regular local school district · Henderson County
Henderson County Public Schools, KY: schools, enrollment and spending
Henderson County Public Schools runs 13 public schools with 6,707 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 16.0 students per teacher is about the same as the Kentucky figure of 15.6.Listed in NCES data as "Henderson County".
At a glance
- Schools
- 13
- Students
- 6,707
- Teachers (FTE)
- 420
- Students per teacher
- 16.0
- KY: 15.6 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1805 Second St, Henderson, KY 42420
- Phone
- (270)831-5000
- County
- Henderson County
- Locale
- Town: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2102710
- State district ID
- KY-051251000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 1,043
- School counselors (FTE)
- 19.0About 353 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 46.0
Students per teacher compared
This district16.0
Kentucky15.6
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (7,044), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $100.7 million
- Federal revenue
- $21.1 million
- State revenue
- $52.8 million
- Local revenue
- $26.8 million
- Total spending
- $100.4 million
- Spending per pupil
- $14,260
- Salaries
- $47.5 million47.3% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $49.1 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 21.0%
- State: 52.4%
- Local: 26.6%
Kentucky overall
- Federal: 15.8%
- State: 50.5%
- Local: 33.7%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$14,260
Kentucky$13,951
United States$16,826
Schools in Henderson County Public Schools
By level: 2 high, 2 middle, 8 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| A B Chandler Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 256 | 15.1 |
| Bend Gate Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 421 | 15.6 |
| Cairo Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 233 | 15.5 |
| East Heights Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 377 | 14.5 |
| Henderson County High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,852 | 16.8 |
| Henderson County North Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 670 | 14.9 |
| Henderson County South Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 661 | 14.1 |
| Jefferson Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 413 | 15.9 |
| Niagara Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 270 | 19.3 |
| South Heights Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 413 | 14.2 |
| Spottsville Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 514 | 16.1 |
| The Central AcademyCEP school | High | 6 to 12 | 269 | 22.4 |
| Thelma B. Johnson Early Learning CenterCEP school | Prekindergarten | PK | 358 | 23.9 |
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.