Dewitt Elementary School

Dewitt Elementary School is a micro-enrollment elementary school in Flat Lick, Kentucky, one of the schools within Knox County. The school instructs 120 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 421 students per school, that is 71% smaller than typical.

Within Knox County, which oversees 14 schools and 3,738 students, Dewitt Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Dewitt Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (99%). That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Dewitt Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Knox County (around 74%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Dewitt Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Kentucky schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 32.3%; actual is 77.3%, +45.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Knox County indicate the typical household earns roughly $32,527 per year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 33%. Dewitt Elementary School is one of 20 public schools in Knox County (combined enrollment of about 5,276 students).

Flat Lick Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.5 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dewitt Elementary School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 48.5%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dewitt Elementary School has decreased 32%, going from 177 students in 2018 to 120 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 in 2025.

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