📍 107 Foothill Academy Spur, Albany, Clinton County, 42602
Foothills Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Albany, Clinton County. The school has 16 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Clinton County school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 5.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 2.9:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Foothills Academy enrolls 16 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 100% male and 0% female. A teaching staff of 5.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 2.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White and 19% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 13 | 81% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 19% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
16 of the school's 16 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 16 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Foothills Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 16, state house district 83.
Foothills Academy is one of 5 schools in Clinton County, based in Albany, Kentucky. The district serves 1,491 students district-wide and employs 121 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 16 students, Foothills Academy is smaller than the district average of about 298 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote