McDaniel Learning Center

Set in London, Kentucky, McDaniel Learning Center is a rural-scale secondary school, part of Laurel County. It enrolls 29 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 95% smaller than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 558 students.

Laurel County comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 8,676 students; McDaniel Learning Center is among them.

In terms of who attends, McDaniel Learning Center lists that nearly all students (90%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 10% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Laurel County (around 68%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Laurel County indicate median household earnings sit near $57,771, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. McDaniel Learning Center is one of 20 public schools in Laurel County (combined enrollment of about 9,220 students).

South Laurel High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

McDaniel Learning Center operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at McDaniel Learning Center has decreased 43%, going from 51 students in 2018 to 29 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 4% to 10%. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 7.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.