Purchase Youth Village

Located at 473 OLD SYMSONIA RD, in Benton, Kentucky, Purchase Youth Village is a tiny combined-grade school that enrolls 22 students (grades 1 through 12), part of Marshall County. Enrollment runs roughly 89% below the state mean of about 202.

Marshall County comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 4,302 students; Purchase Youth Village is among them.

In terms of who attends, Purchase Youth Village reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). The remainder reads as 9% Black, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Marshall County as a whole is about 96% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Purchase Youth Village records 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.3:1. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 14% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Marshall County's rate of about 57%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Marshall County) reports that median household income runs about $65,831, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Marshall County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,302 students), Purchase Youth Village is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Benton Elementary School, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

The school occupies a rural site. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

Trend over the last 7 years. Purchase Youth Village's enrollment has edged up 69% since 2018, when it stood at 13 (now 22). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 100% to 82%.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.