The Brook-KMI

As a minimally staffed high school in Louisville, Kentucky, The Brook-KMI educates 29 students from grades 6 through 12, operated by Jefferson County. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 558 students each, so The Brook-KMI sits 95% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Jefferson County, which oversees 167 schools and 95,124 students, The Brook-KMI is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, The Brook-KMI logs that White students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 3.3:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Jefferson County (around 61%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household earnings sit near $69,866, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The Brook-KMI is one of 175 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 95,579 students).

Westport Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 41%: 49 students in 2018 compared to 29 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 2% to 10%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 8.2:1 in 2018 to 3.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.