Regular local school district · Knott County
Knott County Public Schools, KY: schools, enrollment and spending
Knott County Public Schools runs 7 public schools with 2,049 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.7 students per teacher is 2.9 lower than the Kentucky figure of 15.6.Listed in NCES data as "Knott County".
At a glance
- Schools
- 7
- Students
- 2,049
- Teachers (FTE)
- 161
- Students per teacher
- 12.7
- KY: 15.6 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1156 Hindman Bypass, Hindman, KY 41822
- Phone
- (606)785-3153
- County
- Knott County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2103120
- State district ID
- KY-060295000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 386
- School counselors (FTE)
- 2.0About 1,025 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 19.0
Students per teacher compared
This district12.7
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 (2,176), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $32.9 million
- Federal revenue
- $7.8 million
- State revenue
- $19.4 million
- Local revenue
- $5.7 million
- Total spending
- $34.1 million
- Spending per pupil
- $15,692
- Salaries
- $15.4 million45.2% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $5.5 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 23.8%
- State: 58.8%
- Local: 17.3%
Kentucky overall
- Federal: 15.8%
- State: 50.5%
- Local: 33.7%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$15,692
Kentucky$13,951
United States$16,826
Schools in Knott County Public Schools
By level: 1 high, 5 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Beaver Creek Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 8 | 183 | 11.4 |
| Carr Creek Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 8 | 369 | 13.7 |
| Cordia SchoolCEP school | Other | PK to 12 | 185 | 12.3 |
| Emmalena Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 204 | 11.3 |
| Hindman Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 434 | 13.6 |
| Jones Fork Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 153 | 12.8 |
| Knott County Central High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 520 | 12.7 |
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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.