Glasgow Preschool Academy

Glasgow Preschool Academy operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in Glasgow, Kentucky. Grades offered run from pre-K, with 179 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students.

Glasgow Independent has 2,511 students in 7 schools, and Glasgow Preschool Academy is one of those schools.

Roughly 65% of students at Glasgow Preschool Academy are White. Other groups make up 16% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 7% Black. County-wide, 88% of Barren County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Dividing enrollment by its 4.8 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 37.7:1. That is 22.3 students per teacher above the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Glasgow Preschool Academy reports 61% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 59% average for public schools in Barren County.

Across Barren County, the median household income is $50,628, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Barren County is home to 21 public schools and about 7,749 public school students.

The closest public school to Glasgow Preschool Academy is South Green Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Glasgow Preschool Academy is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.

By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

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