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Enrollment
833
Combined
STATE 202
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAMSBURG INDEPENDENT·NCES 210591001939
Williamsburg City School
1000 Main Street, Williamsburg, KY 40769 · (606) 549-6044 · Whitley County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL833 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
68 FTE teachers
STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
681 students
STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 51 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 65 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 62 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 68 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 54 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 21% smaller than its 8th grade class (58).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
41.6%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
29.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Williamsburg City School
Williamsburg City School's state test result (33.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williamsburg City School this school | 833 | 81.8% | 33.0% |
| Pineville Independent School Pineville | 531 | 83.1% | 47.4% |
| Jenkins Independent School Jenkins | 453 | 77.9% | 34.2% |
| Barbourville City School Barbourville | 755 | 68.6% | 51.9% |
| Buckhorn School Buckhorn | 320 | 80.9% | 48.7% |
| Robertson County School Mount Olivet | 453 | 66.9% | 32.9% |
Matched among Kentucky K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Williamsburg City School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #11 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #11 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #10 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 833 | #1 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #2 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.6% | #10 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.8% | #2 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.3% | #7 of 8 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
833
-10 (-1%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 752
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 833 | 68 | 12.3:1 | 82% (681) |
| 2023-24 | 842 | 62 | 13.6:1 | 77% (647) |
| 2022-23 | 835 | 63 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 843 | 59 | 14.3:1 | 74% (620) |
| 2017-18 | 814 | 57 | 14.3:1 | 66% (538) |
| 2015-16 | 835 | 55 | 15.2:1 | 74% (622) |
| 2010-11 | 752 | 61 | 12.3:1 | 72% (544) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Williamsburg City School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (814 to 833); teachers up 19% (57 to 68).
About Williamsburg City School
Williamsburg City School is a large combined-grade school found in Williamsburg, Kentucky. The school counts 833 students across pre-K through 12. The school's enrollment is 312% bigger than the 202 average for combined schools in Kentucky.
Williamsburg Independent is responsible for Williamsburg City School.
White students make up 96% of enrollment at Williamsburg City School. The White share in Whitley County as a whole is similar, at about 95%. Pick two students at random and there is a 9% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 12.3:1 comes from the school's 68 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 5.4 students per teacher below the 17.7:1 average for combined schools in Kentucky. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 82% in 2024-25. That is 11 points above the 71% average for public schools in Whitley County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Williamsburg City School would score about 34.7%. It scores 33.0%, 1.7 points below that figure.
County data help place the school in context: in Whitley County, the median household income is $44,615, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 21%. In all, Whitley County has 21 public schools and roughly 7,324 students.
Colonel Academy is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 7. The school's 33.0% average proficiency ranks 6th among 6 nearby schools.
Williamsburg City School is coded as Town: Remote in federal locale data.
The school's size has been steady, with 843 students in 2020-21 and 833 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 14.3 in 2020-21 to 12.3 in 2024-25.
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Whitley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,920
Census ACS
Median income
$44,615
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
7,324 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Williamsburg
- Whitley County High SchoolHigh · 919 students
- Whitley County Middle SchoolMiddle · 547 students
- Whitley Central Intermediate SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Whitley County Central Primary SchoolElementary · 413 students
- Whitley County East Elementary SchoolElementary · 268 students
- Pleasant View Elementary SchoolElementary · 229 students
Nearby schools
- Colonel Academy0.7 mi · 172
- Whitley County High School3.1 mi · 919
- Whitley County Alternative School3.1 mi · 52
- Whitley County Middle School3.1 mi · 547
- Whitley Central Intermediate School3.2 mi · 456
- Whitley County Central Primary School3.2 mi · 413
Frequently asked questions
About Williamsburg City SchoolHow large is Williamsburg City School?
Williamsburg City School enrolls approximately 833 students in grades PK-12.
Is Williamsburg City School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Williamsburg City School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does Williamsburg City School have?
Williamsburg City School employs 68 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Williamsburg City School?
At Williamsburg City School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Williamsburg City School public or private?
Williamsburg City School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Williamsburg Independent.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.