Elkhorn City Elementary School

Set in Elkhorn City, Kentucky, Elkhorn City Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary campus, operated by Pike County. It enrolls 409 students across grades pre-K through 8.

Pike County runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 7,515 students. Elkhorn City Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Elkhorn City Elementary School shows that nearly all students (98%) are White.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Elkhorn City Elementary School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Pike County (around 67%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Elkhorn City Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 35.0%; this one delivers 54.1%, a residual of +19.1 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Pike County put median household earnings sit near $44,312, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. In all, Pike County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,644 students), of which Elkhorn City Elementary School is one.

East Ridge High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.2 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Elkhorn City Elementary School comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 59.9%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 18%: 500 students in 2018 compared to 409 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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