Whitley Central Intermediate School

Whitley Central Intermediate School is a moderately sized elementary school in Williamsburg, Kentucky, one of the schools within Whitley County. The school teaches 456 students in grades 3 through 6.

Within Whitley County, which oversees 11 schools and 4,234 students, Whitley Central Intermediate School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Whitley Central Intermediate School records that nearly all students (95%) are White. Other groups include 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Whitley County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Whitley Central Intermediate School lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 71% of students at Whitley Central Intermediate School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Whitley Central Intermediate School sits in the top 10% of Kentucky schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 38.6%; actual is 63.9%, +25.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Whitley County shows median household earnings sit near $44,615, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 21%. In all, Whitley County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,324 students), of which Whitley Central Intermediate School is one.

Whitley County Alternative School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Whitley Central Intermediate School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Whitley Central Intermediate School at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 50.7%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Whitley Central Intermediate School has showed little movement, going from 446 students in 2018 to 456 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

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