Lake Cumberland Youth Development Center

Lake Cumberland Youth Development Center, a rural-scale senior high in Monticello, Kentucky, operated by Wayne County, serves 30 students, covering grades 8 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 95% below the state mean of about 558.

Wayne County runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 3,058 students. Lake Cumberland Youth Development Center is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lake Cumberland Youth Development Center lists that 60% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest consists of 30% White, 10% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 1% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Lake Cumberland Youth Development Center tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at Lake Cumberland Youth Development Center qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Wayne County (around 77%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Wayne County shows the typical household earns roughly $45,739 per year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Lake Cumberland Youth Development Center is one of 9 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 3,058 students).

Nearest neighbor: Otter Creek Academy, around 5.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Lake Cumberland Youth Development Center operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lake Cumberland Youth Development Center has remained close to its prior level, going from 30 students in 2018 to 30 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 0% to 10% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 7.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Lake Cumberland Youth Development Center community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.