Glen Dale Center

Glen Dale Center, a minimally staffed 9-12 campus in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, part of Elizabethtown Independent, educates 10 students, covering grades 7 through 12. That puts it 98% smaller than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 558 students.

Glen Dale Center is one of 7 schools operated by Elizabethtown Independent, a district that instructs 2,454 students overall.

Demographically, Glen Dale Center logs that nearly all students (90%) are White; the rest reads as 10% multiracial. By comparison, Hardin County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Hardin County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Hardin County reports that median household earnings sit near $67,647, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hardin County's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,037 students), Glen Dale Center is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Valley View Education Center, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a high-density site. Glen Dale Center delivers learning online rather than in a traditional classroom setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Glen Dale Center has ticked up 11%, going from 9 students in 2018 to 10 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 100% to 90%.

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