Panther Academy

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Elizabethtown, Kentucky

Panther Academy in Elizabethtown, Kentucky enrolled 222 students in 2024-25 with 15.1 full-time teachers, 14.7 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 rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

207 students in 2022-23, 251 students in 2023-24, 222 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.1 to 15.1.

Students enrolled at Panther Academy by school year2022-23: 207, 2023-24: 251, 2024-25: 22201002003002022-232072023-242512024-25222
Students enrolled at Panther Academy by school year2022-23: 207, 2023-24: 251, 2024-25: 22201002003002022-232072023-242512024-25222
Students enrolled at Panther Academy by school year2022-23: 207, 2023-24: 251, 2024-25: 22201002003002022-232072023-242512024-25222
Students enrolled at Panther Academy by school year2022-23: 207, 2023-24: 251, 2024-25: 22201002003002022-232072023-242512024-25222
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2320714.114.7
2023-2425114.117.8
2024-2522215.114.7

14.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 51 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.

Students per teacher, Kentucky elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 36.0; Panther Academy 14.7; state median 14.6.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherPanther Academy 14.7state median 14.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 36.0; Panther Academy 14.7; state median 14.6.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherPanther Academy 14.7state median 14.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 36.0; Panther Academy 14.7; state median 14.6.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherPanther Academy 14.7state median 14.6U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kentucky elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 36.0; Panther Academy 14.7; state median 14.6.3 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherPanther Academy 14.7state median 14.6U.S. 14.6

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 Panther Academy enrolled 181 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent26.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

60.4% of students were White, 18.9% of two or more races, 9.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White60.4%
  2. Two or more races18.9%
  3. Hispanic9.0%
  4. Black8.1%
  5. Asian2.7%
  6. Pacific Islander0.9%

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 Elizabethtown

7 public elementary schools in Elizabethtown report 2024-25 enrollment; Panther Academy is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lincoln Trail Elementary School65315.935.2%
G C Burkhead Elementary School63413.851.6%
Heartland Elementary School56414.050.4%
New Highland Elementary School50515.258.8%
Helmwood Heights Elementary School46114.143.8%
Morningside Elementary School45513.449.2%
Panther Academy22214.747.3%

All public schools in Elizabethtown →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Panther Academy

  1. Morningside Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 455 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Helmwood Heights Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 461 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  3. Compare Panther Academy with Morningside Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Elizabethtown Independent Schools spends per student$13,110 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,110
  5. The largest public schools in KentuckyPanther Academy is the number 651 by size of 717 Kentucky elementary schools open in 2024-25.#651 of 717
  6. Kentucky schools by students per teacher14.7 students per teacher here against the Kentucky median of 14.6 for elementary schools.14.7:1
  7. 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 Panther Academy

  1. How many students attend Panther Academy?
    222 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 207 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Elizabethtown, KY.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Panther Academy?
    14.7 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.
  3. Is Panther Academy a Title I school?
    Panther Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Panther Academy in?
    Elizabethtown Independent Schools, NCES district ID 2101650. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 210165002319 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.

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