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Muhlenberg County

Powderly, Kentucky · Public School District · Open

Key statistics

4,410
Students enrolled
10
Public schools
297
Classroom teachers (FTE)
14.9:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 217
  • Kindergarten 374
  • Grade 1 358
  • Grade 2 366
  • Grade 3 368
  • Grade 4 325
  • Grade 5 318
  • Grade 6 299
  • Grade 7 323
  • Grade 8 273
  • Grade 9 352
  • Grade 10 317
  • Grade 11 266
  • Grade 12 249
  • Ungraded 5

By race/ethnicity

  • White 90%
  • Two or more races 4%
  • Hispanic/Latino 3%
  • Black or African American 2%
  • Asian <1%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Free and reduced-price lunch

62% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 2,749 of 4,410 students in the district's schools
  • Free lunch 60%
  • Reduced-price lunch 3%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, school year 2024-25. Eligibility as reported by the state. Schools that serve free meals to every student may count all of them as eligible, so figures are not comparable from state to state.

Spending and revenue

$13,461 spent per student on day-to-day operations Kentucky median: $13,611 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $8,426
  • Support services $4,248
  • Other (food service, etc.) $787

Where the money comes from

  • Local 34%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 12%

Total revenue $71.9 milliontotal spending $63.9 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Rural: FringeStudents: 75% rural, 25% town

Total staff (FTE)

716

District office

510 W Main St, Powderly KY 42367

County

Muhlenberg County

Official website

NCES District ID

2100081

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About Muhlenberg County

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

The mission of the Muhlenberg County School System, with parent and community support, is to provide a quality education that instills in all students the will and ability to succeed, to be lifelong learners, and to contribute to society.
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