📍 305 Park Avenue, Hazard, Perry County, 41701
Learning Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Hazard, Perry County. The school has 18 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Perry County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 1.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. The four-year graduation rate is 49%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Learning Academy enrolls 18 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 89% male and 11% female. A teaching staff of 1.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino and 5.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 16 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | 5.6% |
| Black or African American | 1 | 5.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
17 of the school's 18 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 17 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.
Learning Academy 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 30, state house district 84.
Learning Academy is one of 10 schools in Perry County, based in Hazard, Kentucky. The district serves 3,438 students district-wide and employs 234 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 18 students, Learning Academy is smaller than the district average of about 344 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote