Walnut Hill Elementary School

Walnut Hill Elementary School operates as a moderately sized elementary campus in Liberty, Kentucky, part of Casey County. Current enrollment sits at 371 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 5 schools in Casey County (2,179 students total), Walnut Hill Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Walnut Hill Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). The remainder consists of 11% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 95%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Walnut Hill Elementary School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Walnut Hill Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.4%; this one delivers 36.8%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Casey County shows median household earnings sit near $45,510, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Casey County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,179 students), Walnut Hill Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Liberty Elementary School, around 2.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Walnut Hill Elementary School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 44.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Walnut Hill Elementary School's enrollment has fell 31% since 2018, when it stood at 534 (now 371). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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