📍 220 N Allison Ave, Barbourville, Knox County, 40906
Jesse D Lay Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Barbourville, Knox County. The school has 339 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Knox County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jesse D Lay Elementary School enrolls 339 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 326 | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 1.8% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
214 of the school's 339 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 204 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Jesse D Lay Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 25, state house district 86.
Jesse D Lay Elementary School is one of 15 schools in Knox County, based in Barbourville, Kentucky. The district serves 3,718 students district-wide and employs 312 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 339 students, Jesse D Lay Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 248 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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