Whitley County East Elementary School

Set in Williamsburg, Kentucky, Whitley County East Elementary School is a small K-5 school, run under Whitley County. It caters to 268 students across grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 421 students per school, that is 36% below typical.

Whitley County runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 4,234 students. Whitley County East Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Whitley County East Elementary School records that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That composition is broadly in line with Whitley County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Whitley County East Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Whitley County (around 71%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Whitley County East 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 33.8%; Whitley County East Elementary School posts 76.6%, +42.8 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Whitley County put median household income runs about $44,615, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Whitley County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,324 students), of which Whitley County East Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Frakes School Center, around 6.3 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Whitley County East Elementary School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 61.1%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 269 students in 2018 compared to 268 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

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