📍 3987 DIxie Hwy, Dry Ridge, Grant County, 41035
Sherman Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dry Ridge, Grant County. The school has 433 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Grant County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Sherman Elementary enrolls 433 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 2.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 363 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
340 of the school's 433 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 319 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sherman Elementary 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-40, state senate district 17, state house district 61.
Sherman Elementary is one of 6 schools in Grant County, based in Williamstown, Kentucky. The district serves 3,216 students district-wide and employs 204 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 433 students, Sherman Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 536 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant