Who earns what at Fayette County Public Schools? Search the new database

Responding to calls from taxpayers and school board members amid a budget crisis, Fayette County Public Schools has a new employee salary database on its website.

By inputting a first and last name into the database at fcps.net/transparency, users can see an employee’s title and annual salary. It does not offer a search by title or position.

The database launched Sept. 30.

“This new feature is the latest step in our ongoing effort to provide greater access to factual information regarding our district’s operations fulfilling a request we’ve heard from our community,” district spokesperson Miranda Scully said Oct. 13. “We encourage the public and media to review and utilize information that is readily available at fcps.net/transparency.”

The salary information comes as the financially challenged district, besieged by criticism for its spending, lack of transparency and budget management, faces external audits and ramped-up scrutiny from the state legislature.

School board member Monica Mundy has been asking Fayette Superintendent Demetrus Liggins for such a database as the board grapples with the recently revealed budget crisis. Fellow board member Amanda Ferguson has encouraged Liggins to provide greater detail in salary and position information since 2023, noting the district provided similar data in the past.

Lexington’s FCPS, with an $827.2 million budget, faces a declining beginning fund balance, which officials say is the true contingency. Two years ago, the budget’s beginning balance was $82.5 million. Last year it dropped to $43.2 million, and in the budget approved in September, it totaled $26.3 million.

This story was originally published October 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM.