Crittenden County Elementary School

Crittenden County Elementary School is one of the average-sized K-5 schools in Marion, Kentucky, operated by Crittenden County, with 614 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 46% larger than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 421 students.

Crittenden County runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,272 students. Crittenden County Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Crittenden County Elementary School reports that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Crittenden County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Crittenden County Elementary School has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 63% 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, Crittenden County Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.5%, the actual is 42.1%, a residual of +0.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, Crittenden County reports that the typical household earns roughly $46,656 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Crittenden County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,272 students), Crittenden County Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Crittenden County Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Crittenden County Elementary School at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 41.7%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Crittenden County Elementary School's enrollment has fell 7% since 2018, when it stood at 661 (now 614). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

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