📍 420 E Central St, Harlan, Harlan County, 40831
Harlan Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Harlan, Harlan County. The school has 345 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harlan Independent school district. It serves grades K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Harlan Elementary School enrolls 345 students across grades K–4. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 7% Two or more races and 3.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 304 | 88% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 7% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 3.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
227 of the school's 345 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 220 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Harlan Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-50, state senate district 29, state house district 84.
Harlan Elementary School is one of 3 schools in Harlan Independent, based in Harlan, Kentucky. The district serves 900 students district-wide and employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 345 students, Harlan Elementary School is close to the district average of about 300 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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