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Hopkins County

Hopkins County sits in the lowest third of Kentucky districts on estimated teacher pay at $55,558 (above only 41% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Hopkins County come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$55,558
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$14,931
Per-pupil spending
6,358
Students enrolled
41st
Pct. in KY
$55,558

Hopkins County sits in the lowest third of Kentucky districts on estimated teacher pay at $55,558 (above only 41% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $55,558, below the national average of $70,245, serving 6,358 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Hopkins County sits in the lowest third of Kentucky districts on estimated teacher pay at $55,558 (above only 41% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 41st percentile for Kentucky
  • 27th percentile nationally
  • 28% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Kentucky ranks #40 of 49 on the salary estimate and #24 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Hopkins County ranks #101 of 171 Kentucky districts by estimated teacher salary and #136 of 171 by per-pupil spending. Jefferson County pay #1 at $73,395 is not Newport Independent spending #1 at $28,225 per pupil
  • +15.2% estimated-basis panel FY2020→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Kentucky median

Among 171 Kentucky districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Hopkins County's instructional payroll puts 24.8% into special education , 8.2 points above the state median of 16.6%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Kentucky peer.

Program Hopkins County KY median Gap
Regular program 73.7% 79.8% -6.1 pp
Special education 24.8% 16.6% +8.2 pp
Vocational programs 1.6% 0.2% +1.4 pp
Other programs 0.0% 1.5% -1.5 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 171 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 2102860 · FY2023.

LEAID 2102860 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Hopkins County F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-LOW P41 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P27 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-MID 6,358 students INSTR-LOW 28% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Garrard FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $55,558 estimated average teacher salary · P41 in Kentucky · P27 nationally · 28% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Covington ($311est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Hopkins County

Salary neighbourhood · Hopkins County

Hopkins County sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Hopkins County

Hopkins County's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$55,558 27th percentile higher than 27% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Above this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Above this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. Hopkins County $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

Hopkins County in Kentucky's lower-third pay band

Same 171 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Hopkins County ranks #101 of 171 Kentucky districts by estimated teacher salary and #136 of 171 by per-pupil spending. Jefferson County pay #1 at $73,395 is not Newport Independent spending #1 at $28,225 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Hopkins County is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Newport Independent leads spending at $28,225 per pupil; Jefferson County leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Hopkins County

  • This is a contracting district: 6,850 students in FY2020 down to 6,358 in FY2023, a 7.2% decline. Enrolment drives most state funding formulas, so the finance figures below describe a budget under downward pressure rather than a steady state.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$55,558.403

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Kentucky price level
89.9 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$61,807

+11% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Kentucky run below the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. A district in a costlier state can advertise a larger nominal salary and still leave a teacher with less.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how Kentucky compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Hopkins County

What the Numbers Say About Hopkins County

Hopkins County is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Kentucky, serving 6,358 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,931. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $55,558, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2102860 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Kentucky statewide average of $56,482, teacher pay in Hopkins County runs slightly below the state benchmark, a 1.6% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (20.9% differential). Among enrolling districts in Kentucky, it pays more than 41% of them. Kentucky itself ranks #40 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Hopkins County reports $94.9M in total expenditure against $91.9M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 28% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $17.6M, special-education teacher pay is $5.9M.

How does Hopkins County compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Kentucky average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Hopkins County $55,558
Jefferson County $73,395
Kentucky avg $56,482
National avg $70,245

Hopkins County pays -24.3% less than Jefferson County · per-pupil $14,931 vs $20,696

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable Kentucky districts

On pay, Hopkins County sits closest to Garrard County; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Somerset Independent. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Garrard County
  2. Butler County
  3. Henry County
  4. Covington Independent
  5. Jackson County
  6. Owen County
  7. Carroll County
  8. Harrison County
  9. Madison County
  10. McCreary County
  11. Rockcastle County
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Somerset Independent
  2. Fleming County
  3. Adair County
  4. Breckinridge County
  5. Bath County
  6. Barren County
  7. Bourbon County
  8. Calloway County
  9. Whitley County
  10. Fort Thomas Independent
  11. Henderson County

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts with similar lower pay

Two out-of-state peer sets for Hopkins County: closest on enrollment (6,358 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($55,558 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$91.9M
Total Revenue
$94.9M
Total Expenditure
$26.5M
Instruction Salaries
28% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$17.6M
Regular Program
$5.9M
Special Education
$0.4M
Vocational
$0.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Hopkins County: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 90% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 10% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Kentucky Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Kentucky districts belongs to Jefferson County at $73,395. Hopkins County places 95 of 161 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Kansas and West Virginia are the states closest to Kentucky on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

View all Kentucky districts →

Other Kentucky Districts

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Kentucky sample (including Hopkins County). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Covington Independent
$55,247
3,665 students
Perry County
$57,499
3,593 students
Grant County
$56,314
3,457 students
Harlan County
$52,710
3,442 students
Logan County
$53,658
3,430 students
Rowan County
$61,119
3,429 students

This is a sample of 6 from 170 Kentucky districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Hopkins County
What is the average teacher salary in Hopkins County?

The average teacher salary in Hopkins County is $55,558 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Hopkins County teacher pay compare to the Kentucky average?

Hopkins County pays 1.6% less than the Kentucky state average of $56,482. The district's average is $55,558.

How does Hopkins County teacher pay compare to the national average?

Hopkins County pays 20.9% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $55,558.

What is the per-pupil spending in Hopkins County?

Hopkins County spends approximately $14,931 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Hopkins County's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 28% of Hopkins County's total expenditure of $94.9M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Hopkins County's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.