South Livingston Elementary School

South Livingston Elementary School operates as a reasonably sized elementary campus in Smithland, Kentucky, one of the schools within Livingston County. Current enrollment sits at 367 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Livingston County runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,020 students. South Livingston Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, South Livingston Elementary School reports that nearly all students (91%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting South Livingston Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, South Livingston Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.3%.

Across the wider county, census data for Livingston County shows median household earnings sit near $58,984, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Livingston County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,020 students), of which South Livingston Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Livingston Central High School, roughly 3.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around South Livingston Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts South Livingston Elementary School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 47.1%.

South Livingston Elementary School operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at South Livingston Elementary School has shrank 12%, going from 415 students in 2018 to 367 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 in 2025.

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