Enrollment
8
Kentucky · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Elizabethtown, KY
Federal NCES profile for Hardin County Day Treatment Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 62/100.
The verdict
Hardin County Day Treatment Center earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Kentucky schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Kentucky.
Hardin County Day Treatment Center has class sizes smaller than 99% of Kentucky schools. Computed live against every Kentucky school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Hardin County Day Treatment Center ranks #4 of 10 schools in Elizabethtown, KY.
NCES ID 210249000656 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Enrollment
8
Kentucky · 2024-25 NCES data
Teachers (FTE)
5.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
1.6:1
vs 15.2:1 Kentucky avg
-89% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
76.9%
vs 59.2% Kentucky avg
+30% vs state
How Hardin County Day Treatment Center compares with Kentucky and U.S. medians
Smaller classes than state median
1.6:1 - 13.6 below the Kentucky state median of 15.2:1, indicating smaller average class loads than typical schools in the state.
Hardin County Day Treatment Center is a high-poverty, small combined-grade school in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, enrolling 8 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 1.6:1, Hardin County Day Treatment Center is leaner than roughly 99% of Kentucky schools and 89% under the state's 15.2:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need is high: 76.9% of students qualify for free meals, 30% above the Kentucky average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 98% of Kentucky schools, with 8 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 94% of the 1,389 Kentucky schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is led by African American (50%) and White (25%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 63/100).
Its district draws 17.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Among Elizabethtown's public schools, it stands alongside Lincoln Trail Elementary School (653 students): Hardin County Day Treatment Center is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (1.6:1 vs 17.6:1).
Hardin County also operates Central Hardin High School (1,831 students) and North Hardin High School (1,593 students) alongside Hardin County Day Treatment Center.
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
Hardin County Day Treatment Center on the metrics families compare, against Kentucky and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Kentucky | Kentucky avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 1.6:1 | ▼ 89% | 15.2:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 76.9% | ▲ 30% | 59.2% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 8 | top 98% | - | - |
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: African American at 50.0% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 62.5, Hardin County Day Treatment Center is more mixed than the Kentucky school average of 34.5.
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Hardin County, which includes Hardin County Day Treatment Center.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Hardin High School | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| North Hardin High School | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| John Hardin High School | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| East Hardin Middle School | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Lincoln Trail Elementary School | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Hardin County Day Treatment Center's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
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
Verify locally before acting on Hardin County Day Treatment Center's federal record.
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.
Hardin County Day Treatment Center has 8 students enrolled. It is an alternative school in Elizabethtown, KY.
The student-teacher ratio at Hardin County Day Treatment Center is 1.6:1, which is 89% lower than the Kentucky average of 15.2:1 and 90% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
76.9% of students at Hardin County Day Treatment Center are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Kentucky average of 59.2%.
The largest demographic group at Hardin County Day Treatment Center is African American at 50.0% of enrollment, in Elizabethtown, KY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 62.5/100.
Hardin County Day Treatment Center has a Resource Investment Index of 62/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.
By Resource Investment Index, Hardin County Day Treatment Center ranks #4 of 10 schools in Elizabethtown, KY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Elizabethtown on the city page.
Hardin County Day Treatment Center earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Kentucky schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Kentucky. 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 Hardin County Day Treatment Center, Hardin County also operates Central Hardin High School (1,831 students), North Hardin High School (1,593 students), and John Hardin High School (868 students). See the Hardin County district page for the complete list.
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