Binet School
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Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 2 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 2 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 1 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 3 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 7 | 32% |
| Grade 12 | 2 | 9% |
| Ungraded | 4 | 18% |
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolWhere Binet School ranks
Among K-12 schools4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22 | 16.1 | 1.4:1 | 68% (15) |
| 2023-24 | 26 | 12 | 2.2:1 | 58% (15) |
| 2022-23 | 42 | 16.1 | 2.6:1 | 64% (27) |
| 2020-21 | 56 | 16 | 3.5:1 | 71% (40) |
| 2017-18 | 62 | 16.2 | 3.8:1 | 61% (38) |
| 2015-16 | 70 | 16 | 4.4:1 | 66% (46) |
| 2010-11 | 71 | 18 | 3.9:1 | 89% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 82 | 15 | 5.5:1 | 49% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 73 | 14 | 5.2:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 65% (62 to 22); teachers down 1% (16.2 to 16.1).
About Binet School
Binet School is a combined-grade school with a street address in Louisville, Kentucky. The latest federal count shows 22 students in kindergarten through 12. Against the 202-student average for combined schools in Kentucky, enrollment here is 89% lower.
Binet School is part of a district of 167 schools: Jefferson County, with 95,124 students.
Black students are the largest group at Binet School, with 50% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 41% White, 5% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Jefferson County's residents are about 21% Black, 29 points below the school's share.
The school has about 1.4 students per teacher and 16.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 17.7:1 average for combined schools in Kentucky. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 68%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Jefferson County, median household income is about $69,866, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. A total of 175 public schools operate in Jefferson County, serving about 95,579 students.
The next-closest public school is Seneca High, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Binet School reported 56 students in 2020-21 and 22 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. The school's ratio fell from 3.5:1 to 1.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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