FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky residents can now access detailed financial information about how their schools spend money, with the Kentucky Department of Education releasing 2024-2025 financial transparency data on the state’s School Report Card. The update allows the public to view per-pupil spend ing, grants, funding sources and tax information for each of Kentucky’s 171 school districts and more than 1,400 individual schools, according to the Kentucky Teacher. The financial data is released later than other School Report Card sections to allow districts time to compile audited financial information, ensuring greater accuracy, the Kentucky Department of Education said. School-level per-pupil spending figures are calculated by individual districts, with questions about specific school data directed to local district offices. According to the data, Fayette County Public Schools, the state’s second-largest district, spent more than $21,000 per student in 2024, ranking among the highest per-pupil spending levels statewide. The district reported that local taxpayers funded about 54 percent of total revenue, with the state contributing a third and the federal government providing 13 percent. The School Report Card Suite, which includes the dashboard, parent and student portal, and Open House resources, provides families, educators and communities with access to statewide education data on nine separate domains including accountability, academic performance and school safety. Kentucky ranks 31st nationally in per-pupil K-12 education funding and spending, according to recent education data analysis. Sources Kentucky Teacher Kentucky School Report Card Dashboard Kentucky Department of Education — School Report Card Suite WKYT — Fayette County schools rank near top in per-pupil spending This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from Kentucky Teacher, enriched with 2 web searches. The original source is available at http://www.kentuckyteacher.org/news/2026/07/2024-2025-financial-transparency-data-released-on-kentucky-school-report-card/. View in feeds The post Kentucky school spending data now accessible to public appeared first on The Lexington Times. ...read more read less