Ballard Co. Preschool/Headstart Center
Public school, pre-kindergarten · Barlow, Kentucky
Ballard Co. Preschool/Headstart Center in Barlow, Kentucky enrolled 93 students in 2024-25 with 5.0 full-time teachers, 18.6 students per teacher against the Kentucky median of 15.4. It was not a Title I school 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 15% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
110 students in 2022-23, 90 students in 2023-24, 93 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 5.0 to 5.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 110 | 5.0 | 22.0 |
| 2023-24 | 90 | 5.0 | 18.0 |
| 2024-25 | 93 | 5.0 | 18.6 |
18.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 68 of every 100 Kentucky schools of this kind
Among the 90 Kentucky schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.4; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ballard Co. Preschool/Headstart Center reported and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
78.5% of students were White, 12.9% of two or more races, 5.4% Black in 2024-25.
- White78.5%
- Two or more races12.9%
- Black5.4%
- Hispanic3.2%
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.
What to look at next about Ballard Co. Preschool/Headstart Center
- McCracken Open Campus SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 11 miles away: 72 students, 36.0 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- McCracken Regional SchoolThe next nearest public school of this kind, 18 miles away: 31 students, 31.0 per teacher (2024-25).18 mi
- Compare Ballard Co. Preschool/Headstart Center with McCracken Open Campus SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Ballard County Schools spends per student$15,101 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,101
- The largest public schools in KentuckyBallard Co. Preschool/Headstart Center is the number 51 by size of 98 Kentucky schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#51 of 98
- Kentucky schools by students per teacher18.6 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 15.4 for schools of this kind.18.6:1
- 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 Ballard Co. Preschool/Headstart Center
How many students attend Ballard Co. Preschool/Headstart Center?
93 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 110 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Barlow, KY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ballard Co. Preschool/Headstart Center?
18.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kentucky median for schools of this kind is 15.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Ballard Co. Preschool/Headstart Center a Title I school?
Ballard Co. Preschool/Headstart Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Ballard Co. Preschool/Headstart Center in?
Ballard County Schools, NCES district ID 2100210. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210021000040 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.