Public school current spending per pupil in Kentucky
Public school current spending per pupil in Kentucky was $14,596 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.3% from 2023. That is the 35th highest of 51 states in 2024.
Public school current spending per pupil in Kentucky, 2002 to 2024
All 23 values
| Period | USD |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 14,596 |
| 2023 | 14,633 |
| 2022 | 13,549 |
| 2021 | 12,126 |
| 2020 | 11,397 |
| 2019 | 11,291 |
| 2018 | 11,110 |
| 2017 | 10,121 |
| 2016 | 9,863 |
| 2015 | 9,630 |
| 2014 | 9,314 |
| 2013 | 9,316 |
| 2012 | 9,391 |
| 2011 | 9,309 |
| 2010 | 8,948 |
| 2009 | 8,756 |
| 2008 | 8,686 |
| 2007 | 8,309 |
| 2006 | 7,662 |
| 2005 | 7,118 |
| 2004 | 6,888 |
| 2003 | 6,647 |
| 2002 | 6,493 |
Compared with United States
| Place | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 14,596 |
| United States | 17,619 |
Rankings
Definition
Current spending of public elementary and secondary school systems divided by their fall enrollment, in US dollars, from the U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances (Table 8). Current spending is instruction plus support services such as administration, transport and food services; it leaves out capital outlay, debt interest, payments to other school systems, and adult education and other programs outside kindergarten to grade 12. The year is the fiscal year, which ends on 30 June in most states (2024 means July 2023 to June 2024).
Current dollars, not adjusted for inflation or for price differences between states. NCES publishes a similar per pupil figure from its own finance survey with a different enrollment base, so the two differ slightly.
How to cite
U.S. Census Bureau. Annual Survey of School System Finances, Table 8: per pupil amounts for current spending of public elementary-secondary school systems by state, total. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/school-finances/data/tables.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Annual Survey of School System Finances, Table 8: per pupil amounts for current spending of public elementary-secondary school systems by state, total (Public school current spending per pupil, Kentucky, 2002 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/school-finances/data/tables.html
MLA 9
Annual Survey of School System Finances, Table 8: per pupil amounts for current spending of public elementary-secondary school systems by state, total, Public school current spending per pupil, Kentucky, 2002 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 7 May 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/school-finances/data/tables.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/public-school-spending-per-pupil/kentucky. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Annual Survey of School System Finances, Table 8: per pupil amounts for current spending of public elementary-secondary school systems by state, total. Public school current spending per pupil, Kentucky, 2002 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/school-finances/data/tables.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/public-school-spending-per-pupil/kentucky.
Harvard
U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Annual Survey of School System Finances, Table 8: per pupil amounts for current spending of public elementary-secondary school systems by state, total, Public school current spending per pupil, Kentucky, 2002 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/school-finances/data/tables.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/public-school-spending-per-pupil/kentucky (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_public_school_current_spending_2024,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{Annual Survey of School System Finances, Table 8: per pupil amounts for current spending of public elementary-secondary school systems by state, total: Public school current spending per pupil, Kentucky, 2002 to 2024}},
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howpublished = {Data set},
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urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the public school current spending per pupil in Kentucky?
Public school current spending per pupil in Kentucky was $14,596 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.3% from 2023. That is the 35th highest of 51 states in 2024.
Where does this figure come from?
U.S. Census Bureau. Annual Survey of School System Finances, Table 8: per pupil amounts for current spending of public elementary-secondary school systems by state, total. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest public school current spending per pupil in Kentucky?
$14,633 in 2023, the highest value since 2002 in this series.