Tollesboro Elementary School

Located at 2431 W. KY 10, in Tollesboro, Kentucky, Tollesboro Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary-level community that instructs 256 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by Lewis County. Compared to the state average of about 421 students per school, that is 39% smaller than typical.

Within Lewis County, which oversees 6 schools and 1,942 students, Tollesboro Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Tollesboro Elementary School logs that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Tollesboro Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.8%; this one delivers 53.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Lewis County indicate median household income runs about $46,838, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lewis County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,942 students), of which Tollesboro Elementary School is one.

Manchester Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 9.6 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Tollesboro Elementary School comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 33.9%.

Tollesboro Elementary School operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 17%: 308 students in 2018 compared to 256 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 98% to 94% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.