John W. Reiley Elementary School

John W. Reiley Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack primary school in Alexandria, Kentucky, run under Campbell County. The school hosts 530 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 26% above the state mean of about 421.

Campbell County comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 5,166 students; John W. Reiley Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, John W. Reiley Elementary School shows that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Campbell County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, John W. Reiley Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.2%; this one delivers 64.2%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Campbell County indicate the typical household earns roughly $77,567 per year, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. John W. Reiley Elementary School is one of 27 public schools in Campbell County (combined enrollment of about 11,168 students).

Campbell County High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around John W. Reiley Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts John W. Reiley Elementary School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 51.9%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 16%: 455 students in 2018 compared to 530 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 96% to 91% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

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