📍 8400 US Hwy 68 W, Benton, Marshall County, 42025
Sharpe Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Benton, Marshall County. The school has 317 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Marshall County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sharpe Elementary School enrolls 317 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.8% Two or more races and 1.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 296 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 3.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
157 of the school's 317 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 154 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sharpe Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-10, state senate district 2, state house district 6.
Sharpe Elementary School is one of 12 schools in Marshall County, based in Benton, Kentucky. The district serves 4,302 students district-wide and employs 290 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 317 students, Sharpe Elementary School is close to the district average of about 359 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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