Charles Straub Elementary School

Charles Straub Elementary School operates as a high-enrollment K-5 school in Maysville, Kentucky, overseen by Mason County. Current enrollment sits at 653 students spanning grades pre-K through 2. That puts it 55% larger than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 421 students.

Mason County runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,668 students. Charles Straub Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Charles Straub Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 72%. Beyond that, the school records 15% multiracial, 6% Black, 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Mason County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Charles Straub Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 72% of students at Charles Straub Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Mason County indicate median household income runs about $52,178, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Mason County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,668 students), of which Charles Straub Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Mason County High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Charles Straub Elementary School.

Charles Straub Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Charles Straub Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 707 (now 653). The White share of enrollment edged down from 79% to 72% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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