Other / mixed grade configuration · Wooton, KY

W B Muncy Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for W B Muncy Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 210333000886
0/100100/10044/100
👥 S:T ratio
36
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
30
📋 Attendance
39
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

W B Muncy Elementary School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Kentucky median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Kentucky schools.

44
Resource Index · Typical
16.1:1
students per teacher
57.1%
free-lunch eligible
209
students enrolled

W B Muncy Elementary School has class sizes near the Kentucky median. Computed live against every Kentucky school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

209

Kentucky · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

13.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16.1:1

vs 15.2:1 Kentucky avg

+6% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

57.1%

vs 59.2% Kentucky avg

-4% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How W B Muncy Elementary School compares with Kentucky and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at W B Muncy Elementary School

W B Muncy Elementary School is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Wooton, Kentucky, enrolling 209 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 16.1:1 puts it in the larger third of Kentucky schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 57.1% lands close to the Kentucky typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 209 puts it in the smaller third of Kentucky schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,389 scored Kentucky schools.

Among 118 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Kentucky schools statewide, it ranks #85, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly White (99% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 2/100).

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 348 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 24.4% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Its district draws 27.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.

Leslie County also operates Leslie County High School (455 students) and Mountain View Elementary (435 students) alongside W B Muncy 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

How W B Muncy Elementary School compares

W B Muncy 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 16.1:1 ▲ 6% 15.2:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 57.1% ▼ 4% 59.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 209 top 79% - -

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

16.1:1
Leaner classes than 37% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
209
Bigger than 20% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
57.1%
free-lunch eligible - 4% below the Kentucky average of 59.2%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
16.1:1
students per teacher - 6% above state mean
Top 65% in Kentucky - lower ratio than 35% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
24.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$13,864
per pupil, district-wide - above Kentucky avg of $13,211
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.6 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

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.

Student demographics

White 99.0%
Hispanic or Latino 0.5%
Two or More 0.5%

Largest group: White at 99.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 2.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 2.0, W B Muncy Elementary School is less mixed than the Kentucky school average of 34.5.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Leslie County, which includes W B Muncy Elementary School.

$13,864
Per student
+5%
vs Kentucky
Avg $13,211
-16%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 13.4%
State 59.5%
Federal 27.2%

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.

How W B Muncy Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Leslie County High School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Mountain View Elementary Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Stinnett Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Hayes Lewis Elementary School Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to W B Muncy Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Leslie County · 4 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

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 W B Muncy Elementary School'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.

Frequently asked questions about W B Muncy Elementary School

How many students attend W B Muncy Elementary School?

W B Muncy Elementary School has 209 students enrolled. It is a public school in Wooton, KY.

What is the student-teacher ratio at W B Muncy Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at W B Muncy Elementary School is 16.1:1, which is 6% higher than the Kentucky average of 15.2:1 and 3% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at W B Muncy Elementary School?

57.1% of students at W B Muncy Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Kentucky average of 59.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of W B Muncy Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at W B Muncy Elementary School is White at 99.0% of enrollment, in Wooton, KY.

What is the Resource Investment Index for W B Muncy Elementary School?

W B Muncy Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (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).

Is W B Muncy Elementary School a good school?

W B Muncy Elementary School earns 44/100 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.

What other schools are in Leslie County?

Besides W B Muncy Elementary School, Leslie County also operates Leslie County High School (455 students), Mountain View Elementary (435 students), and Stinnett Elementary School (314 students). See the Leslie 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 2021-22) · 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.

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