📍 351 Boulevard of Champions, Williamsburg, Whitley County, 40769
Whitley County Alternative School is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Williamsburg, Whitley County. The school has 42 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Whitley County school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 5.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.6:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whitley County Alternative School enrolls 42 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 76% male and 24% female. A teaching staff of 5.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% White and 2.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 41 | 98% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | 2.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
39 of the school's 42 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 39 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.
Whitley County Alternative School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Virtual with face to face options. 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 82.
Whitley County Alternative School is one of 11 schools in Whitley County, based in Williamsburg, Kentucky. The district serves 4,234 students district-wide and employs 291 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 42 students, Whitley County Alternative School is smaller than the district average of about 385 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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