Ackerly

As an one-room-style senior high in Louisville, Kentucky, Ackerly instructs 4 students from grades 5 through 12, operated by Jefferson County. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 558 students each, so Ackerly sits 99% leaner than that benchmark.

Jefferson County runs 167 schools in total, collectively educating 95,124 students. Ackerly is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Ackerly shows that the largest single group is Black at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 25% White, 25% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Ackerly has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 2.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Ackerly tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Jefferson County) reports that median household income runs about $69,866, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Ackerly is one of 175 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students).

Ahrens Educational Resource Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ackerly has declined 75%, going from 16 students in 2018 to 4 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 75% to 25% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 8.0:1 in 2018 to 2.0:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Ackerly community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.