📍 217 Dorton Jenkins Highway, Dorton, Pike County, 41520
Dorton Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dorton, Pike County. The school has 255 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pike County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dorton Elementary School enrolls 255 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 16 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% White and 1.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 252 | 99% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
197 of the school's 255 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 184 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dorton Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 31, state house district 94.
Dorton Elementary School is one of 20 schools in Pike County, based in Pikeville, Kentucky. The district serves 7,515 students district-wide and employs 498 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 255 students, Dorton Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 376 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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