Collins Lane

Collins Lane operates as a reasonably sized elementary school in Frankfort, Kentucky, part of Franklin County. Current enrollment sits at 509 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 21% larger than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 421 students.

Franklin County comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 6,199 students; Collins Lane is among them.

Looking at the student body, Collins Lane reports that 69% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Franklin County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Collins Lane reports 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Collins Lane tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Collins Lane tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.0%.

Zooming out to the county, Franklin County reports that median household earnings sit near $65,298, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Franklin County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,121 students), of which Collins Lane is one.

Panther Transition Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Collins Lane at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 39.4%.

Collins Lane operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 516 students in 2018 compared to 509 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Collins Lane typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.