Lebanon Elementary School

Lebanon Elementary School is an elementary school of compact scale in Lebanon, Kentucky, part of Marion County, teacheing 305 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 421 students each, so Lebanon Elementary School sits 28% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Marion County, which oversees 8 schools and 3,036 students, Lebanon Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lebanon Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 60%. Beyond that, the school reports 15% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 9% Black, 3% Pacific Islander. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Lebanon Elementary School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 77% of students at Lebanon Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Marion County (around 59%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lebanon Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.3%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Marion County put median household income runs about $59,627, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Lebanon Elementary School is one of 9 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 3,036 students).

The closest other public school is Lebanon Middle School, roughly 1.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Lebanon Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lebanon Elementary School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 50.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Lebanon Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 25% since 2018, when it stood at 409 (now 305).

On the community side, the feed for Lebanon Elementary School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.