Ballard Co. Preschool/Headstart Center

Ballard Co. Preschool/Headstart Center is a very small elementary school located in Barlow, Kentucky. Its grade span covers pre-K, with 93 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 421 students for elementary schools in Kentucky.

Ballard County is made up of 4 schools with 1,015 students in all.

The largest group at Ballard Co. Preschool/Headstart Center is White students, at 78%. Other groups include 13% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Ballard County residents are about 92% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ballard Co. Preschool/Headstart Center scores 36%.

The school's 5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.6:1. Elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1, 3.2 fewer students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 80% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Ballard County report 59%.

In Ballard County, home to about 7,654 people, median household income comes to about $66,164, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Public schools in Ballard County number 5, with about 1,015 students.

Ballard County Elementary School is the nearest public school to Ballard Co. Preschool/Headstart Center, less than a tenth of a mile away. Ballard Co. Preschool/Headstart Center is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles.

Ballard Co. Preschool/Headstart Center has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.

Ballard Co. Preschool/Headstart Center had 94 students in 2020-21 and 93 in 2024-25, nearly the same. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.6:1) than in 2020-21 (31.3:1).

Ballard Co. Preschool/Headstart Center has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.