Olive Hill Elementary School

Olive Hill Elementary School is one of the average-sized elementary campuss in Olive Hill, Kentucky, operated by Carter County, with 360 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 11 schools in Carter County (3,980 students total), Olive Hill Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Olive Hill Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%); the rest consists of 3% Hispanic. Compared to Carter County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Olive Hill Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.3%; this one delivers 38.5%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Carter County indicate median household earnings sit near $51,235, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Olive Hill Elementary School is one of 12 public schools in Carter County (combined enrollment of about 3,980 students).

West Carter County High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Olive Hill Elementary School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Olive Hill Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 41.6%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Olive Hill Elementary School's enrollment has declined 17% since 2018, when it stood at 436 (now 360).

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Olive Hill Elementary School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.