Robert W Combs Elementary School

As a close-knit elementary-level community in Happy, Kentucky, Robert W Combs Elementary School enrolls 325 students from grades pre-K through 8, run under Perry County. That puts it 23% leaner than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 421 students.

Within Perry County, which oversees 9 schools and 3,416 students, Robert W Combs Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Robert W Combs Elementary School reports that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.

Looking at school resources, Robert W Combs Elementary School logs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Perry County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, Robert W Combs Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.0%, the actual is 33.4%, a residual of -0.6 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Perry County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $42,181 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 25%. Across Perry County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,432 students), Robert W Combs Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Viper Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.1 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Robert W Combs Elementary School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 45.0%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Robert W Combs Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 21% since 2018, when it stood at 412 (now 325). Class-load math has fell: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.