East Ayrshire

54 schools · 40 primary · 7 secondary · 2 open teaching jobs

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Schools

15,772

Pupils

1,149

Teachers (FTE)

Open jobs

East Ayrshire is one of Scotland's 33 local authorities (councils), responsible for 54 state schools — 40 primary, 7 secondary and 7 special, educating around 15,772 pupils with 1,149 full-time-equivalent teachers. In 2024-25, East Ayrshire spent around £7,634 per primary pupil and £9,071 per secondary pupil — above the Scotland averages of £7,606 and £9,338. In 2024-25, 93.3% of school leavers went on to a positive destination (below the Scotland average of 95.7%), and 30% left with five or more Highers (Scotland average 40.8%). Schools in East Ayrshire are inspected by Education Scotland on a six-point scale. There are currently 2 open teaching jobs across East Ayrshire. Browse every school by town, view pupil and staffing data, or compare schools side by side.

Education spending in East Ayrshire

Gross council expenditure per pupil/place, shown against the Scotland average (2024-25).

£7,634

per primary pupil

—at Scotland avg

£9,071

per secondary pupil

▼ 3%vs Scotland (£9,338)

£11,869

per pre-school place

▼ 2%vs Scotland (£12,055)

Source: Local Government Benchmarking Framework (Improvement Service), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. A higher figure is typical of rural and island councils, where smaller schools cost more per pupil to run — it does not by itself mean better-resourced classrooms.

School outcomes in East Ayrshire

How this council's schools compare to the Scotland average (2024-25). Higher is better.

93.3%

Positive destinations

▼ 2.4 ptsvs Scotland (95.7%)

60.6%

5+ at National 5

▼ 8 ptsvs Scotland (68.6%)

30%

5+ Highers

▼ 10.8 ptsvs Scotland (40.8%)

77%

Primary literacy

▲ 2.5 ptsvs Scotland (74.5%)

81.5%

Primary numeracy

▲ 1.2 ptsvs Scotland (80.3%)

89.1%

Attendance rate

▼ 1.9 ptsvs Scotland (91%)

67.7%

Parents satisfied

▼ 1.3 ptsvs Scotland (69%)

Source: Local Government Benchmarking Framework (Improvement Service), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Outcomes are council-wide averages and reflect each school's intake and catchment, not just its teaching.