At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
3,906
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
10
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
15.2:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$12,902
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$7,371
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 3,958
- Teachers (FTE)
- 240
- Student–teacher ratio
- 16.5:1
What current records say about Graves County
Graves County operates 10 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Mayfield, Kentucky. NCES reports 3,906 students and 256.6 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Kentucky agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 37 of 171 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $12,902 in current expenditure per pupil and $7,371 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 137 of 171 in Kentucky. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 2.4%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 15.9%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 256.6
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $51,311,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Graves County
Mayfield, Kentucky
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 36.7623, -88.6609
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White82.4%
- Hispanic9%
- Black1.6%
- Asian0.7%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial6.2%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Graves County
10 current directory entries
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Showing 1–10 of 10 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fancy Farm Elementary School | ElementaryPK–06 | 271 | 13.8:1 | |
| Farmington Elementary School | ElementaryPK–06 | 288 | 13.5:1 | |
| Gateway Academy High School | High07–12 | 48 | 48:1 | |
| Graves County Central Elementary | ElementaryPK–06 | 480 | 14.1:1 | |
| Graves County High School | High09–12 | 1,145 | 16.9:1 | |
| Graves County Middle School | Middle07–08 | 556 | 17.3:1 | |
| Mayfield Youth Development Center | High06–12 | 6 | 6:1 | |
| Sedalia Elementary School | ElementaryPK–06 | 376 | 15.9:1 | |
| Symsonia Elementary School | ElementaryPK–06 | 370 | 14:1 | |
| Wingo Elementary School | ElementaryPK–06 | 366 | 12.4:1 |