Waynesburg Elementary School

Waynesburg Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Waynesburg, Kentucky, run under Lincoln County. The school serves 194 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 421 students per school, that is 54% smaller than typical.

Lincoln County comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,255 students; Waynesburg Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Waynesburg Elementary School records that nearly all students (94%) are White; the rest consists of 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Waynesburg Elementary School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.5:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Lincoln County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Waynesburg Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Kentucky public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 32.7%; Waynesburg Elementary School posts 51.2%, +18.5 points above that line.

In the broader community, census data for Lincoln County shows the typical household earns roughly $52,440 per year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Waynesburg Elementary School is one of 8 public schools in Lincoln County (combined enrollment of about 3,240 students).

Eubank Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.1 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Waynesburg Elementary School comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 45.7%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Waynesburg Elementary School has fell 33%, going from 291 students in 2018 to 194 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 today.

On allk12, members of the Waynesburg Elementary School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.