Thelma B. Johnson Early Learning Center

Thelma B. Johnson Early Learning Center is one of the moderately sized K-5 schools in Henderson, Kentucky, operated by Henderson County, with 358 students on its rolls from grade pre-K.

Henderson County runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 6,707 students. Thelma B. Johnson Early Learning Center is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Thelma B. Johnson Early Learning Center logs that 60% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 17% Black, 12% multiracial, 10% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

On the resource side, On paper, Thelma B. Johnson Early Learning Center has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Thelma B. Johnson Early Learning Center higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Henderson County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Henderson County shows median household income runs about $58,851, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Henderson County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,707 students), Thelma B. Johnson Early Learning Center is one campus in the mix.

The Central Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Thelma B. Johnson Early Learning Center.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 22%: 458 students in 2018 compared to 358 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 69% to 60% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 26.9:1 in 2018 to 23.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.