Whitley County Alternative School

Whitley County Alternative School operates as a very small secondary school in Williamsburg, Kentucky, part of Whitley County. Current enrollment sits at 52 students spanning grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 558 students per school, that is 91% below typical.

Across the 11 schools in Whitley County (4,234 students total), Whitley County Alternative School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Whitley County Alternative School records that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 6% Black, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Whitley County Alternative School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 88% of students at Whitley County Alternative School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Whitley County's rate of about 71%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Whitley County) shows that 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%. Across Whitley County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,324 students), Whitley County Alternative School is one campus in the mix.

Whitley County Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Whitley County Alternative School.

The school occupies an outlying site. Instruction is delivered virtually rather than at a physical campus, and enrollment crosses district lines.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Whitley County Alternative School has expanded 4%, going from 50 students in 2018 to 52 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 100% to 88%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 8.3:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

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