Clinton County Early Childhood Center

Clinton County Early Childhood Center, a tight-knit primary school in Albany, Kentucky, run under Clinton County, works with 188 students, covering grades pre-K through K. Compared to the state average of about 421 students per school, that is 55% smaller than typical.

Clinton County comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,491 students; Clinton County Early Childhood Center is among them.

Demographically, Clinton County Early Childhood Center records that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Clinton County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Clinton County Early Childhood Center tighter than the state norm the norm. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Clinton County indicate median household earnings sit near $44,844, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Clinton County Early Childhood Center is one of 6 public schools in Clinton County (combined enrollment of about 1,491 students).

Clinton County High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Clinton County Early Childhood Center's enrollment has ticked down 25% since 2018, when it stood at 250 (now 188). Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

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