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Whitesville Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 9656 Ky 54, Whitesville, Daviess County, 42378

371
Pupils
16.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Whitesville Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Whitesville, Daviess County. The school has 371 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Daviess County school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a rural setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Daviess County

Enrollment & staffing

Whitesville Elementary School enrolls 371 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.

Male students
192 (52%)
Female students
179 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
22
Student-teacher ratio
16.9:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 3.5% Two or more races and 2.7% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White34192%
Two or more races133.5%
Hispanic or Latino102.7%
Black or African American41.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

181 of the school's 371 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 156 qualify for free lunch and 25 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Whitesville 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-20, state senate district 8, state house district 14.

School district: Daviess County

Whitesville Elementary School is one of 24 schools in Daviess County, based in Owensboro, Kentucky. The district serves 10,948 students district-wide and employs 694 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 371 students, Whitesville Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 456 students per school.

10,948
District students
24
Schools
694
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

42%
Reading proficient
37%
Math proficient
17%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Distant

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