Joe Harrison Carter

As a small elementary-level community in Tompkinsville, Kentucky, Joe Harrison Carter hosts 260 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Monroe County. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 421 students each, so Joe Harrison Carter sits 38% smaller than that benchmark.

Joe Harrison Carter is one of 5 schools operated by Monroe County, a district that works with 1,856 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Joe Harrison Carter lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). Other groups include 5% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Joe Harrison Carter sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.5%; this one delivers 49.9%.

In the area at large, Monroe County reports that median household earnings sit near $51,280, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. Joe Harrison Carter is one of 7 public schools in Monroe County (combined enrollment of about 1,856 students).

The closest other public school is Tompkinsville Elem, roughly 3.7 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Joe Harrison Carter at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 47.1%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Joe Harrison Carter's enrollment has rose 4% since 2018, when it stood at 251 (now 260).

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.