The Brook-Dupont

As a very small elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky, The Brook-Dupont serves 2 students from grades pre-K through 8, overseen by Jefferson County. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 421 students each, so The Brook-Dupont sits 100% smaller than that benchmark.

Jefferson County comprises 167 schools with combined enrollment of 95,124 students; The Brook-Dupont is among them.

Looking at the student body, The Brook-Dupont lists that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 50% Black. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The Brook-Dupont records 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 0.5:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, Jefferson County reports that median household earnings sit near $69,866, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Jefferson County runs 175 public schools (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students), of which The Brook-Dupont is one.

The closest other public school is Greathouse/Shryock Traditional, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The Brook-Dupont operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at The Brook-Dupont has ticked down 93%, going from 27 students in 2018 to 2 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment increased from 26% to 50% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 6.8:1 in 2018 to 0.5:1 today.

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