Central City Elementary

Central City Elementary is a primary school of moderately sized scale in Central City, Kentucky, one of the schools within Muhlenberg County, hosting 406 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Muhlenberg County comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 4,846 students; Central City Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Central City Elementary logs that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Muhlenberg County as a whole is about 92% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Central City Elementary has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 74% of students at Central City Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Muhlenberg County's rate of about 62%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Central City Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.9%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Muhlenberg County put median household earnings sit near $51,927, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Muhlenberg County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,846 students), Central City Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Bremen Elementary School, roughly 6.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Central City Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 38.7%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Central City Elementary's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 406 (now 406).

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