Leatherwood Elementary School

Set in Leatherwood, Kentucky, Leatherwood Elementary School is a medium-sized combined-grade school, operated by Perry County. It hosts students from the surrounding community across grade M.

Within Perry County, which oversees 9 schools and 3,416 students, Leatherwood Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of school funding signals, Leatherwood Elementary School runs at roughly 9.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Leatherwood Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, census data for Perry County shows the typical household earns roughly $42,181 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 25%. Leatherwood Elementary School is one of 15 public schools in Perry County (combined enrollment of about 4,432 students).

Hayes Lewis Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.1 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Leatherwood Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 5 years, enrollment at Leatherwood Elementary School has edged down 42%, going from 177 students in 2018 to 102 in 2023. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2023.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Leatherwood Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.