Other / mixed grade configuration · Pine Ridge, KY

Success Academy

Federal NCES profile for Success Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 27/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 210597002369
0/100100/10027/100
👥 S:T ratio
24
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Success Academy earns 27/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 90% of Kentucky schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Kentucky.

27
Resource Index · Lower
19:1
large classes for Kentucky
90.9%
free-lunch eligible
19
students enrolled

Success Academy has class sizes larger than 90% of Kentucky schools. Computed live against every Kentucky school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-6 students YoY

Success Academy shrank from 22 students in 2022-23 to 16 in 2023-24 (-27.3%).

Teacher FTE held 1.0 → 1.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-6 students YoY 210597002369 · Pine Ridge, KY Other · SMALL · TRAD

19 enr · 19:1 · 90.9% lunch · RII 27

Nearest enrollment peer: Wolfe County High School (333 students)

Success Academy shrank from 22 students in 2022-23 to 16 in 2023-24 (-27.3%). Teacher FTE held 1.0 → 1.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Kentucky schools → · Find another →

Success Academy in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Success Academy reports 19 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Success Academy compares

Success Academy is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Kentucky and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Kentucky Kentucky avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 19:1 ▲ 25% 15.2:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 90.9% ▲ 54% 59.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 19 top 95% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

19:1
Leaner classes than 20% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
19
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
90.9%
free-lunch eligible - 54% above the Kentucky average of 59.2%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
19:1
students per teacher - 25% above state mean
Top 90% in Kentucky - lower ratio than 10% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Funding equity
$17,855
per pupil, district-wide - above Kentucky avg of $14,362
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 100.0%

Largest group: White at 100.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 0.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 0.0, Success Academy is less mixed than the Kentucky school average of 34.5.

Programs

District finance for Wolfe County reports $17,855 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Success Academy Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Wolfe County High School Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Campton Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Wolfe County Middle School Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Rogers Elementary School Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Red River Valley Elementary School Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Success Academy's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Wolfe County · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in Pine Ridge

1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Success Academy

How many students attend Success Academy?

Success Academy has 19 students enrolled. It is an alternative school in Pine Ridge, KY. CCD year-over-year: 22 (2022-23) → 16 (2023-24), down 6.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Success Academy?

The student-teacher ratio at Success Academy is 19:1, which is 25% higher than the Kentucky average of 15.2:1 and 21% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Success Academy?

90.9% of students at Success Academy are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Kentucky average of 59.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Success Academy?

The largest demographic group at Success Academy is White at 100.0% of enrollment, in Pine Ridge, KY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Success Academy?

Success Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 27/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

What other schools are in Wolfe County?

Besides Success Academy, Wolfe County also operates Wolfe County High School (333 students), Campton Elementary School (315 students), and Wolfe County Middle School (148 students). See the Wolfe County district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.