Hacker Elementary School

Hacker Elementary School is an elementary campus of small scale in Manchester, Kentucky, overseen by Clay County, teacheing 244 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 421 students per school, that is 42% smaller than typical.

Across the 10 schools in Clay County (2,928 students total), Hacker Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Hacker Elementary School reports that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Hacker Elementary School lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Hacker Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.6%; this one delivers 51.5%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Clay County indicate median household earnings sit near $40,900, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 27%. Hacker Elementary School is one of 11 public schools in Clay County (combined enrollment of about 2,928 students).

Nearest neighbor: Manchester Elementary School, around 2.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hacker Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 56.9%.

Hacker Elementary School operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. Hacker Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 20% since 2018, when it stood at 305 (now 244). Class-load math has tightened: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.