Enrollment
30
Combined
DISTRICT 207 · STATE 202
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299001633
St Joseph Children's Home
2823 Frankfort Ave, Louisville, KY 40206 · (502) 893-0241 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–09COMBINED11-CITYTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL30 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
4.0:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.3:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
27 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 3 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 4 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 3 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 57% |
| Grade 9 | 2 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 1 | 3% |
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where St Joseph Children's Home ranks
Among K-12 schoolsRanked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
30
-4 (-12%) vs 2020
+400% since 2000-01, when it was 6
Student : Teacher
4.0:1
was 6.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30 | 7.5 | 4.0:1 | 90% (27) |
| 2023-24 | 24 | 7.5 | 3.2:1 | 79% (19) |
| 2022-23 | 21 | 5.3 | 4.0:1 | 86% (18) |
| 2020-21 | 34 | 5 | 6.8:1 | 79% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 22 | 3.5 | 6.3:1 | 86% (19) |
| 2015-16 | 18 | 3 | 6.0:1 | 67% (12) |
| 2010-11 | 16 | 3 | 5.3:1 | 81% (13) |
| 2000-01 | 6 | N/A | N/A | 17% (1) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St Joseph Children's Home.
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (22 to 30); teachers up 115% (3.5 to 7.5).
About St Joseph Children's Home
St Joseph Children's Home is a public school serving multiple grade levels run by Jefferson County in Louisville, Kentucky. The school offers kindergarten through 9 and enrolls 30 students. That puts enrollment 85% below the 202-student average for combined schools in Kentucky.
St Joseph Children's Home is one of 167 schools in Jefferson County, which enrolls 95,124 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show St Joseph Children's Home is 77% White. Other groups include 13% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 3% Black. The county population is about 63% White.
Based on 7.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, St Joseph Children's Home has a ratio of 4.0:1. Across combined schools in Kentucky, the average ratio is 17.7:1. Income data for the school show 90% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Jefferson County is 61%.
The school is in Jefferson County, where median household income comes to about $69,866, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Jefferson County counts 175 public schools with about 95,579 students.
Barret Traditional Middle is the nearest public school to St Joseph Children's Home, about 0.6 miles away. St Joseph Children's Home is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 30, from 34 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 6.8:1 to 4.0:1 over the same years.
The allk12 page for St Joseph Children's Home lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
783,022
Census ACS
Median income
$69,866
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
175
95,579 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County
- Ballard HighHigh · 2,148 students
- duPont Manual HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Marion C. Moore SchoolHigh · 1,892 students
- Eastern HighHigh · 1,790 students
- Pleasure Ridge Park HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Louisville Male HighHigh · 1,763 students
Other schools in Louisville
- Ballard HighHigh · 2,148 students
- duPont Manual HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Marion C. Moore SchoolHigh · 1,892 students
- Pleasure Ridge Park HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Louisville Male HighHigh · 1,763 students
- Southern HighHigh · 1,725 students
Nearby schools
- Barret Traditional Middle0.6 mi · 579
- Field Elementary0.7 mi · 465
- Chenoweth Elementary1.2 mi · 569
- Kentucky School for the Blind1.3 mi · 63
- Breckinridge-Franklin Elementary1.9 mi · 399
- Bloom Elementary2.1 mi · 533
Frequently asked questions
About St Joseph Children's HomeWhat is the total enrollment at St Joseph Children's Home?
St Joseph Children's Home enrolls approximately 30 students in grades KG-09.
What grades does St Joseph Children's Home serve?
St Joseph Children's Home serves grades KG-09.
What is the student-teacher ratio at St Joseph Children's Home?
The student-to-teacher ratio at St Joseph Children's Home is approximately 4.0:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at St Joseph Children's Home?
At St Joseph Children's Home, the student body is approximately 77% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees St Joseph Children's Home?
St Joseph Children's Home is overseen by Jefferson County in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.