📍 3383 Paducah Rd, Barlow, Ballard County, 42024
Ballard County Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Barlow, Ballard County. The school has 467 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ballard County school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ballard County Elementary School enrolls 467 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 7.7% Two or more races and 1.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 412 | 88% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 7.7% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
269 of the school's 467 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 250 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ballard County Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-10, state senate district 2, state house district 1.
Ballard County Elementary School is one of 5 schools in Ballard County, based in Barlow, Kentucky. The district serves 1,015 students district-wide and employs 75 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 467 students, Ballard County Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 203 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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