DuValle Education Center

As a minimally staffed elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky, DuValle Education Center caters to 143 students from grade pre-K, run under Jefferson County. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 421 students each, so DuValle Education Center sits 66% below that benchmark.

Within Jefferson County, which oversees 167 schools and 95,124 students, DuValle Education Center is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DuValle Education Center logs that nearly all students (90%) are Black. Beyond that, the school reports 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 21% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, DuValle Education Center has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. The state averages about 15.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Jefferson County (around 61%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate median household earnings sit near $69,866, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Jefferson County runs 175 public schools (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students), of which DuValle Education Center is one.

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

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 48%: 274 students in 2018 compared to 143 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 22.8:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the DuValle Education Center community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.