Regular local school district · Monroe County
Monroe County Public Schools, KY: schools, enrollment and spending
Monroe County Public Schools runs 6 public schools with 1,856 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.6 students per teacher is 1.0 lower than the Kentucky figure of 15.6.Listed in NCES data as "Monroe County".
At a glance
- Schools
- 6
- Students
- 1,856
- Teachers (FTE)
- 127
- Students per teacher
- 14.6
- KY: 15.6 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 309 Emberton St, Tompkinsville, KY 42167
- Phone
- (270)487-5456
- County
- Monroe County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2104200
- State district ID
- KY-086431000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 346
- School counselors (FTE)
- 4.0About 464 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 15.0
Students per teacher compared
This district14.6
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 (1,823), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $27.7 million
- Federal revenue
- $6.5 million
- State revenue
- $15.2 million
- Local revenue
- $6.0 million
- Total spending
- $27.6 million
- Spending per pupil
- $15,123
- Salaries
- $12.9 million46.9% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $9.7 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 23.4%
- State: 55.0%
- Local: 21.6%
Kentucky overall
- Federal: 15.8%
- State: 50.5%
- Local: 33.7%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$15,123
Kentucky$13,951
United States$16,826
Schools in Monroe County Public Schools
By level: 2 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Falcon AcademyCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 0 | |
| Gamaliel ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 254 | 13.4 |
| Joe Harrison CarterCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 260 | 16.2 |
| Monroe Co HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 506 | 14.1 |
| Monroe Co MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 399 | 18.1 |
| Tompkinsville ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 437 | 13.7 |
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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.