Plano Elementary

Plano Elementary is a substantial primary school in Bowling Green, Kentucky, part of Warren County. The school serves 750 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 78% above the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 421 students.

Warren County comprises 30 schools with combined enrollment of 18,559 students; Plano Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Plano Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Plano Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Warren County (around 61%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Plano Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.0%; this one delivers 57.6%.

Across the wider county, census data for Warren County shows median household income runs about $65,794, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Plano Elementary is one of 45 public schools in Warren County (combined enrollment of about 23,324 students).

Drakes Creek Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.7 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Plano Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 53.5%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Plano Elementary's enrollment has rose 36% since 2018, when it stood at 550 (now 750). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 87% to 72%.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.