Peace Academy

Set in Louisville, Kentucky, Peace Academy is a close-knit combined-grade school, run under Jefferson County. It teaches 107 students across grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 202 students each, so Peace Academy sits 47% below that benchmark.

Jefferson County comprises 167 schools with combined enrollment of 95,124 students; Peace Academy is among them.

On the student-mix side, Peace Academy logs that 57% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 36% Black, 7% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 4.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.7:1 average. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Jefferson County) reports that median household earnings sit near $69,866, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Jefferson County runs 175 public schools (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students), of which Peace Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Highland Middle, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 38%: 172 students in 2018 compared to 107 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 7.2:1 in 2018 to 4.2:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.