Adair County Primary Center
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Columbia, Kentucky
Adair County Primary Center in Columbia, Kentucky enrolled 604 students in 2024-25 with 45.0 full-time teachers, 13.4 students per teacher against the Kentucky elementary-school median of 14.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
647 students in 2022-23, 657 students in 2023-24, 604 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.3 to 45.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 647 | 46.3 | 14.0 |
| 2023-24 | 657 | 47.0 | 14.0 |
| 2024-25 | 604 | 45.0 | 13.4 |
13.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 76 of every 100 Kentucky elementary schools
Among the 711 Kentucky elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 637 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Adair County Primary Center enrolled 637 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 637 of the 637 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent20.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
84.9% of students were White, 7.1% Hispanic, 5.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White84.9%
- Hispanic7.1%
- Two or more races5.5%
- Black1.8%
- Asian0.5%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Columbia
2 public elementary schools in Columbia report 2024-25 enrollment; Adair County Primary Center is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County Primary Center | 604 | 13.4 | 66.4% |
| Adair County Elementary School | 550 | 14.5 | 69.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Adair County Primary Center
- Adair County Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 550 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Green County Primary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 14 miles away: 447 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
- Compare Adair County Primary Center with Adair County Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Adair County Schools spends per student$13,545 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,545
- The largest public schools in KentuckyAdair County Primary Center is the number 111 by size of 717 Kentucky elementary schools open in 2024-25.#111 of 717
- Kentucky schools by students per teacher13.4 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 14.6 for elementary schools.13.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Adair County Primary Center
How many students attend Adair County Primary Center?
604 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 647 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Columbia, KY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Adair County Primary Center?
13.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kentucky median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Adair County Primary Center a Title I school?
Adair County Primary Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Adair County Primary Center in?
Adair County Schools, NCES district ID 2100030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210003002345 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.