Leatherwood Elementary School

Leatherwood Elementary School is a public school with a street address in Leatherwood, Kentucky.

District-wide, Perry County has 9 schools and 3,416 students.

The school reports a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1. The average for combined schools in Kentucky, 17.7:1, is higher.

In Perry County, home to about 27,499 people, the median household earns about $42,181 a year, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 25% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Perry County number 15, with about 4,432 students.

The closest school to Leatherwood Elementary School is Hayes Lewis Elementary School, located about 6.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 3.

Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.

In 2017-18 the school reported 177 students, and in 2022-23 it reported 102. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. The ratio was 17.1:1 in 2017-18 and 9.9:1 in 2022-23.

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