Cowan Elementary School (Letcher County SCH DIST.), Kentucky - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Cowan Elementary School is a Elementary in Whitesburg, KY. It currently serves 244 students (grades PK-08). The school is part of the Letcher County School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

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Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:244

Number of Teachers: 17

Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.79

Location Info

Location: 3125 Hwy 931 S, Whitesburg, KY 41858

Mailing Address: 3125 Highway 931 S, Whitesburg, KY 41858

Phone: (606)633-7195

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	23
Grade 2	29
Grade 3	20
Grade 4	34
Grade 5	26
Grade 6	35
Grade 7	26
Grade 8	25
Kindergarten	26
Pre-Kindergarten	0

Gender/Sex of Cowan Elementary School Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	113	46.31
Female	131	53.69

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Cowan Elementary School Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	1	0.41
Two or more races	8	3.28
White	235	96.31

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	1	0.89
Two or more races	4	3.54
White	108	95.58

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Two or more races	4	3.05
White	127	96.95

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
White	23	100.00

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	1	3.45
Two or more races	2	6.90
White	26	89.66

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
White	20	100.00

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Two or more races	1	2.94
White	33	97.06

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Two or more races	1	3.85
White	25	96.15

Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Two or more races	1	2.86
White	34	97.14

Grade 7 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
White	26	100.00

Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Two or more races	2	8.00
White	23	92.00

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Two or more races	1	3.85
White	25	96.15

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