Northern Elementary School

Families in Georgetown, Kentucky, are served by Northern Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 414 students.

Scott County has 16 schools and 9,830 students, and Northern Elementary School is one of those schools.

White students are the large majority at Northern Elementary School, with 85% of enrollment. Other groups make up 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. The county population is about 86% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Northern Elementary School comes in at 28%.

Dividing enrollment by its 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.1:1. Among elementary schools in Kentucky, the typical ratio is 15.4:1. Eligible students account for 58% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.

Test results at Northern Elementary School are 3.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (46.8% actual, 43.5% predicted).

Recent Census Bureau figures for Scott County show that median household income is about $85,158, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Northern Elementary School is one of 18 public schools in Scott County, which together enroll about 9,863 students.

The nearest public school is Anne Mason Elementary School, at about 6.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. On state test proficiency, Northern Elementary School ranks 2nd in a group of 6 nearby schools.

NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

The student count in 2024-25 was 414, 4% below the 431 of 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 14.1 students per teacher, compared with 15.4 in 2020-21.

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