Tygart Creek Elementary School

Tygart Creek Elementary School, a cozy elementary-level community in Olive Hill, Kentucky, overseen by Carter County, caters to 318 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 24% below the state mean of about 421.

Within Carter County, which oversees 11 schools and 3,980 students, Tygart Creek Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Tygart Creek Elementary School lists that nearly all students (96%) are White. Compared to Carter County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Tygart Creek Elementary School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Roughly 73% of students at Tygart Creek Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Carter County (around 65%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Tygart Creek Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.1%; this one delivers 35.9%.

Across the wider county, census data for Carter County shows median household income runs about $51,235, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, Carter County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,980 students), of which Tygart Creek Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Olive Hill Elementary School, around 5.4 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Tygart Creek Elementary School comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 41.7%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Tygart Creek Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 23% since 2018, when it stood at 414 (now 318). Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

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