Elizabethtown High School

As a mid-tier four-year high school in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Elizabethtown High School enrolls 757 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Elizabethtown Independent. Compared to the state average of about 558 students per school, that is 36% larger than typical.

Elizabethtown Independent runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,454 students. Elizabethtown High School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Elizabethtown High School shows that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 13% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Elizabethtown High School logs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hardin County (around 51%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Elizabethtown High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.4%; this one delivers 48.8%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Hardin County put median household earnings sit near $67,647, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Elizabethtown High School is one of 34 public schools in Hardin County (combined enrollment of about 17,037 students).

Nearest neighbor: Panther Academy, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Elizabethtown High School comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 43.2%.

Elizabethtown High School operates from a high-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Elizabethtown High School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 762 (now 757). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 71% to 65%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Elizabethtown High School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.