Pulaski Elementary School

Pulaski Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary-level community in Somerset, Kentucky, overseen by Pulaski County. The school hosts 535 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 27% above the state mean of about 421.

Within Pulaski County, which oversees 14 schools and 7,729 students, Pulaski Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Pulaski Elementary School records that nearly all students (82%) are White; the rest is composed of 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 94%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Pulaski Elementary School has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. The state averages about 15.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Pulaski Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.1%; this one delivers 57.8%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Pulaski County indicate median household earnings sit near $51,898, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, Pulaski County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,989 students), of which Pulaski Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Pulaski County High School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pulaski Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Pulaski Elementary School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 51.0%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 15%: 629 students in 2018 compared to 535 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 91% to 82% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.