Louisa West Elementary School

As a small primary school in Louisa, Kentucky, Louisa West Elementary School enrolls 295 students from grades pre-K through 1, run under Lawrence County. That puts it 30% below the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 421 students.

Lawrence County comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,287 students; Louisa West Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Louisa West Elementary School reports that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Louisa West Elementary School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Lawrence County shows median household earnings sit near $46,772, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lawrence County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,287 students), Louisa West Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Louisa East Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Louisa West Elementary School.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Louisa West Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 17% since 2018, when it stood at 355 (now 295).

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.