East Perry County Elementary School

Located at 301 Perry Circle Rd, in Hazard, Kentucky, East Perry County Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary campus that instructs 603 students (grades pre-K through 8), operated by Perry County. Enrollment runs roughly 43% larger than the state mean of about 421.

Across the 9 schools in Perry County (3,416 students total), East Perry County Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, East Perry County Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Beyond that, the school shows 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, East Perry County Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.1%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Perry County indicate median household income runs about $42,181, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 25%. East Perry County Elementary School is one of 15 public schools in Perry County (combined enrollment of about 4,432 students).

The closest other public school is Perry County Central High School, roughly 1.0 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts East Perry County Elementary School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 44.0%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at East Perry County Elementary School has edged down 27%, going from 826 students in 2018 to 603 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

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