Enrollment
236
Kentucky · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Sidney, KY
Federal NCES profile for Bevins Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 33/100.
The verdict
Bevins Elementary School earns 33/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Kentucky median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Kentucky schools.
Bevins Elementary School has class sizes near the Kentucky median. Computed live against every Kentucky school reporting to NCES.
Enrollment
236
Kentucky · 2024-25 NCES data
Teachers (FTE)
17.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
13.9:1
vs 15.2:1 Kentucky avg
-9% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
67.1%
vs 59.2% Kentucky avg
+13% vs state
How Bevins Elementary School compares with Kentucky and U.S. medians
At or below state median
13.9:1 - 1.3 below the Kentucky state median of 15.2:1, indicating smaller average class loads than typical schools in the state.
Bevins Elementary School is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Sidney, Kentucky, enrolling 236 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 13.9:1 puts it in the smaller third of Kentucky schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 67.1% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 236 puts it in the smaller third of Kentucky schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 1,389 scored Kentucky schools.
Among 183 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Kentucky schools statewide, it ranks #166, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (97% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 7/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 472 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 35.2% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district draws 19.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Pike County also operates Valley Elementary School (844 students) and Mullins Elementary School (779 students) alongside Bevins Elementary School.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
Bevins Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Kentucky and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Kentucky | Kentucky avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 13.9:1 | ▼ 9% | 15.2:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 67.1% | ▲ 13% | 59.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 236 | top 77% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Largest group: White at 96.6% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 6.6, Bevins Elementary School is less mixed than the Kentucky school average of 34.5.
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Pike County, which includes Bevins Elementary School.
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Elementary School | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Mullins Elementary School | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Johns Creek Elementary School | Larger | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
| Millard School | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Belfry Elementary | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Bevins Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Kentucky, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Next steps
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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.
Bevins Elementary School has 236 students enrolled. It is a public school in Sidney, KY.
The student-teacher ratio at Bevins Elementary School is 13.9:1, which is 9% lower than the Kentucky average of 15.2:1 and 11% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
67.1% of students at Bevins Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Kentucky average of 59.2%.
The largest demographic group at Bevins Elementary School is White at 96.6% of enrollment, in Sidney, KY.
Bevins Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 33/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Bevins Elementary School earns 33/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Kentucky median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Kentucky schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
Besides Bevins Elementary School, Pike County also operates Valley Elementary School (844 students), Mullins Elementary School (779 students), and Johns Creek Elementary School (616 students). See the Pike County district page for the complete list.
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