Clarkson Elementary School

Clarkson Elementary School operates as a roomy primary school in Clarkson, Kentucky, overseen by Grayson County. Current enrollment sits at 642 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 52% bigger than the state mean of about 421.

Grayson County comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 4,030 students; Clarkson Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Clarkson Elementary School reports that nearly all students (96%) are White. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Clarkson Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.4%; this one delivers 56.5%.

In the broader community, census data for Grayson County shows median household income runs about $50,757, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Clarkson Elementary School is one of 9 public schools in Grayson County (combined enrollment of about 4,030 students).

Nearest neighbor: Grayson County Middle School, around 3.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Clarkson Elementary School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 42.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 652 students in 2018 compared to 642 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Clarkson Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.