Regular local school district · Powell County
Powell County Public Schools, KY: schools, enrollment and spending
Powell County Public Schools runs 6 public schools with 2,031 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.3 students per teacher is about the same as the Kentucky figure of 15.6.Listed in NCES data as "Powell County".
At a glance
- Schools
- 6
- Students
- 2,031
- Teachers (FTE)
- 133
- Students per teacher
- 15.3
- KY: 15.6 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 691 Breckinridge St, Stanton, KY 40380
- Phone
- (606)663-3300
- County
- Powell County
- Locale
- Rural: Remote
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2104890
- State district ID
- KY-099495000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 320
- School counselors (FTE)
- 11.0About 185 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 15.0
Students per teacher compared
This district15.3
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 (2,197), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $28.5 million
- Federal revenue
- $5.7 million
- State revenue
- $17.8 million
- Local revenue
- $5.0 million
- Total spending
- $26.9 million
- Spending per pupil
- $12,263
- Salaries
- $13.6 million50.6% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $10.6 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 20.2%
- State: 62.4%
- Local: 17.4%
Kentucky overall
- Federal: 15.8%
- State: 50.5%
- Local: 33.7%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$12,263
Kentucky$13,951
United States$16,826
Schools in Powell County Public Schools
By level: 2 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Bowen Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 231 | 13.6 |
| Clay City Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 425 | 14.2 |
| Powell County AcademyCEP school | High | 6 to 12 | 55 | 27.5 |
| Powell County High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 580 | 15.3 |
| Powell County Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 418 | 18.2 |
| Stanton Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 322 | 14.6 |
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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.