Burnside Elementary School

Burnside Elementary School is one of the moderately sized elementary schools in Burnside, Kentucky, overseen by Pulaski County, with 414 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Within Pulaski County, which oversees 14 schools and 7,729 students, Burnside Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Burnside Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). The remainder comes out to 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Pulaski County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Pulaski County (around 64%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Burnside Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Kentucky schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 34.9%; actual is 64.6%, +29.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Pulaski County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $51,898 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, Pulaski County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,989 students), of which Burnside Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Southern Middle School, around 3.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Burnside Elementary School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Burnside Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 56.0%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Burnside Elementary School has contracted 12%, going from 471 students in 2018 to 414 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

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