Sharpe Elementary School

Sharpe Elementary School operates as a cozy elementary school in Benton, Kentucky, one of the schools within Marshall County. Current enrollment sits at 276 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 421 students each, so Sharpe Elementary School sits 34% below that benchmark.

Marshall County comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 4,302 students; Sharpe Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Sharpe Elementary School logs that nearly all students (91%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Sharpe Elementary School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Sharpe Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.7%; this one delivers 49.0%.

In the area at large, Marshall County reports that median household earnings sit near $65,831, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Marshall County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,302 students), Sharpe Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Reidland Elementary School, around 4.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sharpe Elementary School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 50.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sharpe Elementary School has decreased 18%, going from 335 students in 2018 to 276 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 95% to 91% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Sharpe Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.