📍 634 N. Mulberry St., Elizabethtown, Hardin County, 42701
Panther Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Elizabethtown, Hardin County. The school has 207 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Elizabethtown Independent school district. It serves grades Pre-K–K in an urban setting. The school employs 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Panther Academy enrolls 207 students across grades Pre-K–K. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 14% Two or more races and 9.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 144 | 70% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 9.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
105 of the school's 207 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 97 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Panther Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 10, state house district 25.
Panther Academy is one of 7 schools in Elizabethtown Independent, based in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The district serves 2,459 students district-wide and employs 159 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 207 students, Panther Academy is smaller than the district average of about 351 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small