Regular local school district · Muhlenberg County
Muhlenberg County Public Schools, KY: schools, enrollment and spending
Muhlenberg County Public Schools runs 10 public schools with 4,410 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.9 students per teacher is about the same as the Kentucky figure of 15.6.Listed in NCES data as "Muhlenberg County".
At a glance
- Schools
- 10
- Students
- 4,410
- Teachers (FTE)
- 296
- Students per teacher
- 14.9
- KY: 15.6 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 510 W Main St, Powderly, KY 42367
- Phone
- (270)338-2871
- County
- Muhlenberg County
- Locale
- Rural: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2100081
- State district ID
- KY-089445000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 715
- School counselors (FTE)
- 12.0About 368 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 29.0
Students per teacher compared
This district14.9
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 (4,445), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $67.7 million
- Federal revenue
- $13.0 million
- State revenue
- $35.6 million
- Local revenue
- $19.1 million
- Total spending
- $56.7 million
- Spending per pupil
- $12,752
- Salaries
- $28.0 million49.5% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $33.3 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 19.2%
- State: 52.6%
- Local: 28.2%
Kentucky overall
- Federal: 15.8%
- State: 50.5%
- Local: 33.7%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$12,752
Kentucky$13,951
United States$16,826
Schools in Muhlenberg County Public Schools
By level: 3 high, 1 middle, 5 elementary, 1 ungraded. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Bremen Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 369 | 14.2 |
| Central City ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 406 | 14.5 |
| Green River Education Center | Ungraded | 15 | 0 | |
| Greenville Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 620 | 15.1 |
| Longest ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 404 | 15.0 |
| Muhlenberg County Career & Tech Center | High | 9 to 12 | 0 | |
| Muhlenberg County High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,123 | 16.3 |
| Muhlenberg County Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 871 | 15.8 |
| Muhlenberg South ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 527 | 14.6 |
| The Renaissance CenterCEP school | High | 6 to 12 | 90 | 11.2 |
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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.