Boyd Co Early Childhood Academy

Boyd Co Early Childhood Academy, a small elementary school in Ashland, Kentucky, run under Boyd County, caters to 230 students, covering grade pre-K. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 421 students each, so Boyd Co Early Childhood Academy sits 45% below that benchmark.

Within Boyd County, which oversees 8 schools and 2,994 students, Boyd Co Early Childhood Academy is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Boyd Co Early Childhood Academy lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%); the rest consists of 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Boyd Co Early Childhood Academy has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 72% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Boyd County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Boyd County shows median household earnings sit near $61,118, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Boyd Co Early Childhood Academy is one of 25 public schools in Boyd County (combined enrollment of about 6,634 students).

The closest other public school is Cannonsburg Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Boyd Co Early Childhood Academy's enrollment has rose 211% since 2018, when it stood at 74 (now 230). Class-load math has fell: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

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