Western Elementary School

As a modestly sized primary school in Centertown, Kentucky, Western Elementary School enrolls 221 students from grades pre-K through 6, operated by Ohio County. Enrollment runs roughly 48% smaller than the state mean of about 421.

Ohio County comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 3,726 students; Western Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Western Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). Beyond that, the school lists 3% Hispanic. Compared to Ohio County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Western Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.2%; this one delivers 51.2%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Ohio County put median household income runs about $57,798, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Western Elementary School is one of 11 public schools in Ohio County (combined enrollment of about 3,726 students).

Beaver Dam Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Western Elementary School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 45.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Western Elementary School has shrank 31%, going from 319 students in 2018 to 221 in 2025. The White share of enrollment increased from 91% to 95% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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