Frankfort Early Learning Academy

Frankfort Early Learning Academy is a small elementary school in Frankfort, Kentucky, under Frankfort Independent. The school's enrollment of 46 students covers pre-K. Enrollment is 89% lower than the average for elementary schools in Kentucky, which is about 421.

Frankfort Independent runs Frankfort Early Learning Academy along with 3 other schools, enrolling 959 students in total.

By race and ethnicity, Frankfort Early Learning Academy is 70% White. The rest of enrollment is 20% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Franklin County's population at about 81%.

The school has about 23.0 students per teacher and 2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kentucky is 15.4:1, lower than at this school. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Franklin County, the average is about the same, 56%.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Franklin County show that median household income is about $65,298, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Frankfort Early Learning Academy is one of 19 public schools in Franklin County, which together enroll about 7,121 students.

The next-closest public school is Second Street School, less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Frankfort Early Learning Academy.

The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 40 to 46. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (23.0:1) than in 2020-21 (20.0:1).

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