Bremen Elementary School

Bremen Elementary School, a moderately sized elementary-level community in Bremen, Kentucky, operated by Muhlenberg County, works with 369 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Bremen Elementary School is one of 9 schools operated by Muhlenberg County, a district that enrolls 4,846 students overall.

Demographically, Bremen Elementary School logs that nearly all students (93%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Muhlenberg County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Bremen Elementary School shows 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Bremen Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bremen Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.2%, the actual is 42.0%, a residual of -0.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Muhlenberg County) records that median household income runs about $51,927, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Bremen Elementary School is one of 11 public schools in Muhlenberg County (combined enrollment of about 4,846 students).

Nearest neighbor: Marie Gatton Phillips Elementary, around 4.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Bremen Elementary School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 34.6%.

Bremen Elementary School operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 8%: 401 students in 2018 compared to 369 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

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