Hindman Elementary School

Set in Hindman, Kentucky, Hindman Elementary School is an average-sized primary school, run under Knott County. It teaches 434 students across grades pre-K through 8.

Across the 7 schools in Knott County (2,048 students total), Hindman Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Hindman Elementary School shows that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Compared to Knott County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Roughly 71% of students at Hindman Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Hindman Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.6%, the actual is 44.0%, a residual of +5.4 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Knott County) records that the typical household earns roughly $41,761 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hindman Elementary School is one of 8 public schools in Knott County (combined enrollment of about 2,048 students).

Nearest neighbor: Knott County Central High School, around 1.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hindman Elementary School comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 47.2%.

Hindman Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 21%: 548 students in 2018 compared to 434 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.