Otter Creek Academy

Set in Monticello, Kentucky, Otter Creek Academy is an one-room-style secondary school, overseen by Wayne County. It enrolls 7 students across grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 99% smaller than the state mean of about 558.

Wayne County comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,058 students; Otter Creek Academy is among them.

In terms of who attends, Otter Creek Academy shows that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 14% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Otter Creek Academy has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 1.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Wayne County) records that the typical household earns roughly $45,739 per year, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Otter Creek Academy is one of 9 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 3,058 students).

The closest other public school is Lake Cumberland Youth Development Center, roughly 5.3 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 82%: 38 students in 2018 compared to 7 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share climbed from 74% to 86%. Class-load math has tightened: from 9.5:1 in 2018 to 1.8:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Otter Creek Academy community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.