NCES CCD 2024-25 17 schools KY

Best-Resourced Schools in Frankfort, KY

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17 public K-12 schools in Frankfort from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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17
Schools
7,121
Students
48.5/100
Avg Resource Index
14.7:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Middle-of-corpus city profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Frankfort has more public-school enrollment than 70% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Frankfort sits in the broad middle of the national city distribution rather than at a single obvious extreme. Its scale, average Resource Investment Index, and staffing position need to be read together: a middle placement on one measure does not cancel a stronger or weaker result on another. The percentile panel makes those dimensions explicit, and the school table shows where the city aggregate breaks into materially different campus profiles.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

7 of Frankfort's 17 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 61-point gap between The Academy and Frankfort Early Learning Academy shows the range hidden by Frankfort's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 30%
School count
Top 19%
Resource Index average
83rd percentile
Teacher staffing
58th percentile

Frankfort school enrollment varies 58× across entities

Frankfort school enrollment ranges from 17 students (lowest) to 990 students (highest), a spread of 973 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme heterogeneity inside a single city, with small specialty programs listed alongside large comprehensive campuses. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Frankfort reports 54.4% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Frankfort student-teacher ratio is 14.7:1 — near the typical range (US average ~15.7) — citywide staffing is neither unusually lean nor unusually crowded by this measure

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within Frankfort is typically wider than the Frankfort-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. The Academy 80
2. William Cofield High School 74
3. Westridge Elementary 54
4. Panther Transition Academy 51
5. Western Hills High School 50
6. Bridgeport Elementary School 50
7. Early Learning Village 50
8. Frankfort High School 47
9. Elkhorn Middle School 46
10. Bondurant Middle School 46
11. Second Street School 46
12. Collins Lane 45
13. Peaks Mill Elementary 45
14. Elkhorn Elementary School 44
15. Hearn Elementary 41
16. Franklin County High School 36
17. Frankfort Early Learning Academy 19

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Frankfort

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Panther Transition Academy 64.4/100
  2. 2 Elkhorn Elementary School 64.3/100
  3. 3 Early Learning Village 61.1/100
  4. 4 Hearn Elementary 58.7/100
  5. 5 Elkhorn Middle School 56.9/100

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Which Frankfort school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

The Academy has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Frankfort schools in this federal-data comparison at 80/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Frankfort, KY? ▼

Frankfort has 17 public schools with a total enrollment of 7,121 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 14.7:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.