Dessie Scott School

Dessie Scott School is an all-grades campus of rural-scale scale in Pine Ridge, Kentucky, part of Wolfe County, enrolling 23 students in grades K through 12. That puts it 89% smaller than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 202 students.

Within Wolfe County, which oversees 7 schools and 1,072 students, Dessie Scott School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Dessie Scott School shows that nearly all students (87%) are White; the rest breaks down as 4% Black, 4% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 95%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Dessie Scott School has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Dessie Scott School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Wolfe County (around 81%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Wolfe County put median household earnings sit near $30,417, 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 31%. In all, Wolfe County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,072 students), of which Dessie Scott School is one.

The closest other public school is Success Academy, roughly 0.1 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dessie Scott School has fell 48%, going from 44 students in 2018 to 23 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 16% to 4% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 today.

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