Stanton Elementary School

Stanton Elementary School, a close-knit elementary school in Stanton, Kentucky, operated by Powell County, educates 322 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 24% leaner than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 421 students.

Powell County comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,031 students; Stanton Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Stanton Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%); the rest consists of 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Stanton Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.1%; this one delivers 37.7%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Powell County shows median household income runs about $40,309, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. In all, Powell County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,031 students), of which Stanton Elementary School is one.

Powell County Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Stanton Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 31.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Stanton Elementary School has contracted 16%, going from 382 students in 2018 to 322 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Stanton Elementary School typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.