Lebanon Junction Elementary

Set in Lebanon Junction, Kentucky, Lebanon Junction Elementary is a tight-knit elementary-level community, one of the schools within Bullitt County. It serves 349 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Lebanon Junction Elementary is one of 24 schools operated by Bullitt County, a district that caters to 13,007 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Lebanon Junction Elementary reports that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Bullitt County's rate of about 50%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lebanon Junction Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.9%; this one delivers 40.7%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Bullitt County put median household earnings sit near $80,558, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Bullitt County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,007 students), of which Lebanon Junction Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Bernheim Middle School, roughly 5.3 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Lebanon Junction Elementary comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 36.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Lebanon Junction Elementary's enrollment has contracted 21% since 2018, when it stood at 441 (now 349).

On the community side, the feed for Lebanon Junction Elementary typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.