Frankfort Early Learning Academy

Frankfort Early Learning Academy is an elementary-level community of tiny scale in Frankfort, Kentucky, overseen by Frankfort Independent, instructing 46 students in grade pre-K. Compared to the state average of about 421 students per school, that is 89% smaller than typical.

Within Frankfort Independent, which oversees 4 schools and 959 students, Frankfort Early Learning Academy is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Frankfort Early Learning Academy logs that 70% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 20% Black, 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.0:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Franklin County) shows that median household earnings sit near $65,298, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Franklin County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,121 students), of which Frankfort Early Learning Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Second Street School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 6%: 49 students in 2018 compared to 46 in 2025. The White share of enrollment expanded from 55% to 70% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 24.5:1 in 2018 to 23.0:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Frankfort Early Learning Academy community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.