Gheens Early Childhood Center

Gheens Early Childhood Center is one of the micro-enrollment K-5 schools in Louisville, Kentucky, one of the schools within Jefferson County, with 32 students on its rolls from grade pre-K. Compared to the state average of about 421 students per school, that is 92% below typical.

Gheens Early Childhood Center is one of 167 schools operated by Jefferson County, a district that enrolls 95,124 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Gheens Early Childhood Center records that the largest single group is Black at 34%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 28% White, 19% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 21% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Gheens Early Childhood Center has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 6.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Gheens Early Childhood Center tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 78% of students at Gheens Early Childhood Center qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put the typical household earns roughly $69,866 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Gheens Early Childhood Center is one of 175 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students).

The closest other public school is Louisville Male High, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.