📍 1135 Harry Sykes Way, Lexington, Fayette County, 40504
Family Care Center is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Lexington, Fayette County. The school has 37 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fayette County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 3.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 24%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Family Care Center enrolls 37 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 0% male and 100% female. A teaching staff of 3.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Hispanic or Latino, 35% Black or African American and 19% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 35% |
| White | 7 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 8.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
30 of the school's 37 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 29 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Family Care Center is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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-60, state senate district 13, state house district 75.
Family Care Center is one of 80 schools in Fayette County, based in Lexington, Kentucky. The district serves 42,138 students district-wide and employs 3,086 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 37 students, Family Care Center is smaller than the district average of about 527 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large