📍 3125 Hwy 931 S, Whitesburg, Letcher County, 41858
Cowan Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Whitesburg, Letcher County. The school has 254 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Letcher County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cowan Elementary School enrolls 254 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% White, 3.1% Two or more races and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 243 | 96% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 3.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
163 of the school's 254 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 163 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cowan Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 29, state house district 94.
Cowan Elementary School is one of 9 schools in Letcher County, based in Whitesburg, Kentucky. The district serves 2,429 students district-wide and employs 205 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 254 students, Cowan Elementary School is close to the district average of about 270 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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