Horse Branch Elementary School

Horse Branch Elementary School is an elementary-level community of tiny scale in Horse Branch, Kentucky, overseen by Ohio County, serveing 168 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 60% leaner than the state mean of about 421.

Horse Branch Elementary School is one of 10 schools operated by Ohio County, a district that caters to 3,726 students overall.

Demographically, Horse Branch Elementary School records that nearly all students (95%) are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Ohio County as a whole.

On the resource side, Horse Branch Elementary School reports 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Ohio County runs at roughly 65%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Horse Branch Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.7%; this one delivers 34.1%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Ohio County shows median household income runs about $57,798, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Ohio County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,726 students), Horse Branch Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Southern Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 10.9 miles from this campus. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Horse Branch Elementary School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 46.4%.

Horse Branch Elementary School operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 24%: 221 students in 2018 compared to 168 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Horse Branch Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.