District overview
Estill County Schools
What Estill County's board records show from September 2025 through September 2026.
What do the records show?
The board governs district budgets, facilities, staffing, student rules, and major service agreements.
Middle school relocation
The board reported $10 million in state and emergency-management support and approved a temporary modular campus.
Student rules
The board adopted all school handbooks, the discipline code, annual policy changes, and a trauma-informed care plan.
Budget and taxes
The board approved a tentative FY27 budget in May and proposed 2026 property-tax rates in August.
The records do not provide a full project budget, permanent-school timeline, or the underlying budget and policy documents, so major details remain unresolved.
Where the district stands
Enrollment in the Census district finance table.
Census 2024 current spending per pupil; context rather than a meeting finding.
Major projects
Middle school relocation and replacement
Temporary campus approved; permanent replacement planning continuesBuilding movement prompted monitoring, emergency relocation funding, and approval of a modular temporary campus while the district pursues a new middle school.
- Board reviewed continuing movement and an additional inspection.
- District reported $10 million for student relocation planning.
- Board approved work with Kentucky Emergency Management on a temporary campus.
- Board approved additional architectural services for relocation and the new school.
Funding
$10 million reported from state officials and Kentucky Emergency Management; full temporary and permanent project costs were not stated.
Recent news
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