Regular local school district · Perry County
Perry County Public Schools, KY: schools, enrollment and spending
Perry County Public Schools runs 9 public schools with 3,438 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.4 students per teacher is about the same as the Kentucky figure of 15.6.Listed in NCES data as "Perry County".
At a glance
- Schools
- 9
- Students
- 3,438
- Teachers (FTE)
- 223
- Students per teacher
- 15.4
- KY: 15.6 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 315 Park Ave, Hazard, KY 41701
- Phone
- (606)439-5813
- County
- Perry County
- Locale
- Rural: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2104770
- State district ID
- KY-097485000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 604
- School counselors (FTE)
- 2.0About 1,719 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 20.0
Students per teacher compared
This district15.4
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 (3,855), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $56.1 million
- Federal revenue
- $11.5 million
- State revenue
- $35.6 million
- Local revenue
- $9.0 million
- Total spending
- $49.3 million
- Spending per pupil
- $12,792
- Salaries
- $22.7 million46.1% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $46.3 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 20.5%
- State: 63.4%
- Local: 16.1%
Kentucky overall
- Federal: 15.8%
- State: 50.5%
- Local: 33.7%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$12,792
Kentucky$13,951
United States$16,826
Schools in Perry County Public Schools
By level: 2 high, 6 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Buckhorn SchoolCEP school | Other | K to 12 | 320 | 14.5 |
| East Perry County Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 603 | 14.4 |
| Learning AcademyCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 39 | 39.0 |
| Perry County Alternative SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 8 | 7 | 3.5 |
| Perry County Central High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 819 | 17.8 |
| Robert W Combs Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 325 | 13.5 |
| Robinson Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 278 | 17.4 |
| Viper Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 282 | 15.7 |
| West Perry Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 8 | 743 | 15.5 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Perry County
- Hazard Independent School District 1,016 students
More in Kentucky
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.