Oldham County Preschool

Oldham County Preschool is a low-enrollment elementary school in Buckner, Kentucky, (ZIP code 40031). The school counted 178 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K. That puts enrollment 58% below the 421-student average for elementary schools in Kentucky.

Oldham County Preschool is a school in Oldham County. The district has 19 schools and 12,038 students.

More than half of enrollment at Oldham County Preschool is White: 61%. Next come 20% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 4% Black. The county population is about 87% White. The diversity index for Oldham County Preschool is 57%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Oldham County Preschool has a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1, with 10 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Kentucky, 15.4:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 51% at Oldham County Preschool. Across public schools in Oldham County, the average is 23%.

American Community Survey estimates for Oldham County show that the median household earns about $122,497 a year, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Across Oldham County, 23 public schools serve about 12,038 students.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Buckner Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

Oldham County Preschool is in a town close to an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Fringe.

Federal enrollment counts increased from 149 (2020-21) to 178 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 17.8:1, from 16.6:1.

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