Rich Pond Elementary

Rich Pond Elementary, a heavily attended elementary campus in Bowling Green, Kentucky, part of Warren County, serves 990 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 135% larger than the state mean of about 421.

Across the 30 schools in Warren County (18,559 students total), Rich Pond Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Rich Pond Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Black.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Warren County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Rich Pond Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.8%.

In the surrounding community, Warren County reports that median household earnings sit near $65,794, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Rich Pond Elementary is one of 45 public schools in Warren County (combined enrollment of about 23,324 students).

The closest other public school is South Warren Middle School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Rich Pond Elementary comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 42.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Rich Pond Elementary's enrollment has grew 69% since 2018, when it stood at 586 (now 990). Over the same period, the White share declined from 84% to 70%. Class-load math has widened: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 in 2025.

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