2019-20

These numbers, percentages, and estimates are a snapshot of fluid demographics. We update them in early October and again in January each school year.*

Fayette County Public Schools

• Elementary schools: 37
• Middle schools: 12
• High schools: 6
• Technical centers: 3
• Other academic and alternative programs: 11
  
  

 Student population

• Grades K-5: 19,230
• Grades 6-8: 9,833
• Grades 9-12: 12,430
• Other (preschool and over 18): 1,124
• Specialized programs & alternative schools: 1,482 (included above)
• Total students enrolled: 42,617
  
  

District diversity

• White: 48.9 percent
• Black: 22.8 percent
• Hispanic: 17.7 percent
• Asian: 4.8 percent
• Students classified as English learners (EL): 5,460
• Native languages spoken by EL students: 92
• Students classified for Special Education: 4,960 
  
  

In the cafeterias

• Breakfasts served (daily average): 13,043
• Lunches served (daily average): 26,032
• Students who qualify for free/reduced meals: 46 percent
  
  

* The figures below are updated only once a year, in October.

On the school buses

• Student rides: 37,975 (daily estimates)
• Routes: 1,400
• Buses on the road: 252
• Miles traveled: 18,622
• Annual miles: 3,457,360 
  
  

FCPS employees 

• Support and administrative staff: 3,432
• Full-time teachers: 2,895
• Teachers with advanced degrees: 2,389
• Teachers with National Board certification: 179
• Beginning teacher's salary: $42,431
• Average teacher's salary: $59,816
  
  

District finances

• 2019-20 working budget: $582 million
• 2017-18 per-pupil spending: $15,116
  
  

2018-19 Annual Report

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