Enrollment
191
High
DISTRICT 787 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAYETTE COUNTY·NCES 210186002251
Fayette County Learning Center
475 Price Road, Lexington, KY 40508 · (859) 381-0597 · Fayette County
GRADES 08–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL191 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
134 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 16 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 41 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 45 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 51 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 38 | 20% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
15.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where Fayette County Learning Center ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Fayette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 191 | #218 of 304 | #10 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.2% | #43 of 230 | #2 of 12 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
191
+7 (+4%) vs 2020
+99% since 2010-11, when it was 96
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
was 8.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 191 | 25.3 | 7.5:1 | 70% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 189 | 24.6 | 7.7:1 | 71% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 187 | 23.6 | 7.9:1 | 67% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 184 | 22 | 8.4:1 | 80% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 180 | 20.6 | 8.7:1 | 62% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 157 | 18 | 8.7:1 | 64% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 96 | 12 | 8.0:1 | 72% (69) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fayette County Learning Center.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (180 to 191); teachers up 23% (20.6 to 25.3).
About Fayette County Learning Center
Fayette County Learning Center is the name of a very small high school in Lexington, Kentucky. The school offers grades 8 through 12 and enrolls 191 students. Across high schools in Kentucky, the average enrollment is about 558.
Fayette County has 73 schools; together they serve 42,138 students.
No group is above 50% at Fayette County Learning Center; the largest is White, at 48%. After that, the student body is 24% Black, 17% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. Among all residents of Fayette County, the White share is about 68%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 67%.
Fayette County Learning Center lists 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 7.5 students per teacher. The gap from the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky is 9.1 students per teacher. About 70% of students at Fayette County Learning Center are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 50% average for public schools in Fayette County is 20 points.
The school is in Fayette County, where median household income comes to about $69,479, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Fayette County counts 81 public schools with about 42,142 students.
Booker T Washington Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 4%.
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Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
323,725
Census ACS
Median income
$69,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
42,142 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fayette County
- Lafayette High SchoolHigh · 2,370 students
- Bryan Station High SchoolHigh · 2,030 students
- Henry Clay High SchoolHigh · 1,939 students
- Paul Laurence Dunbar High SchoolHigh · 1,828 students
- Frederick Douglass High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Tates Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,723 students
Other schools in Lexington
- Lafayette High SchoolHigh · 2,370 students
- Bryan Station High SchoolHigh · 2,030 students
- Henry Clay High SchoolHigh · 1,939 students
- Paul Laurence Dunbar High SchoolHigh · 1,828 students
- Frederick Douglass High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Tates Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,723 students
Nearby schools
- Booker T Washington Elementary School0.3 mi · 377
- Success Academy0.9 mi · 401
- STEAM Academy0.9 mi · 453
- Meadowthorpe Elementary School1.1 mi · 517
- Harrison Elementary School1.3 mi · 207
- Leestown Middle School1.5 mi · 1,084
Frequently asked questions
About Fayette County Learning CenterHow large is Fayette County Learning Center?
Fayette County Learning Center enrolls approximately 191 students in grades 08-12.
What age range does Fayette County Learning Center serve?
Fayette County Learning Center serves students from grade 08 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Fayette County Learning Center?
Approximately 7.5:1 students per teacher at Fayette County Learning Center.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fayette County Learning Center?
At Fayette County Learning Center, the student body is approximately 48% White, 17% Hispanic, 24% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Fayette County Learning Center public or private?
Fayette County Learning Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fayette County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.