YANKEETOWN SCHOOL

As an intimate elementary campus in YANKEETOWN, Florida, YANKEETOWN SCHOOL educates 250 students from grades pre-K through 8, overseen by LEVY. That puts it 59% leaner than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

LEVY runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 5,554 students. YANKEETOWN SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, YANKEETOWN SCHOOL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). The remainder is composed of 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Levy County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, YANKEETOWN SCHOOL has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.3:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Levy County's rate of about 60%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), YANKEETOWN SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.3%; this one delivers 54.7%.

Across the wider county, Levy County reports that median household income runs about $56,750, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Levy County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,554 students), YANKEETOWN SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, roughly 9.7 miles away. On composite proficiency, YANKEETOWN SCHOOL comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 53.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at YANKEETOWN SCHOOL has expanded 7%, going from 234 students in 2018 to 250 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 95% to 89%. Class-load math has grew: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 23.3:1 in 2025.

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