Wayne County School District

Public Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade

Public schools for Monticello.

At a glance

3,058Students enrolled

8Schools

$12,948Spent per student

16:1Student–teacher ratio

77%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Monticello

Grades PK–K

Walker Early Learning Center358 students · MonticelloThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs KY

Math proficiency20%

State average 29.6%

Reading / language arts33%

State average 41.3%

Graduation rate (4-year)94%

State average 91.8%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$12,948

per student each year · 12% below the KY average

Spending

Classroom instruction53%

Support & administration38%

Other9%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)16%

State58%

Federal27%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

3,133’20

3,170’21

3,207’22

3,120’23

3,058’24

Students

White · 84%2,578

Hispanic · 11%334

Two or more races · 3%79

Black · 2%58

Asian · 0%8

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%1

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools8 in district

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Monticello Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 3–5 · 664 students · Monticello

C-Public 📚

Bell Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 1–2 · 432 students · Monticello

Public 📚

Walker Early Learning CenterElementary · Grades PK–K · 358 students · Monticello

Public 📚

Wayne County Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 646 students · Monticello

CPublic 🏫

Wayne County High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 895 students · Monticello

B-Public 🏫

Lake Cumberland Youth Development CenterHigh · Grades 8–12 · 30 students · Monticello

D-Public 🏫

Wayne County Learning AcademyHigh · Grades 6–12 · 26 students · Monticello

D-Public 🏫

Otter Creek AcademyHigh · Grades 6–12 · 7 students · Monticello

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.