The federal government says that district administrators must choose one day during the school year to count all of the students who qualify for free or reduced lunches. This number is compared to the enrollment at each school on that same day. The comparison results in a percentage of free and reduced lunch eligibility for the school.

The district must serve, in rank order, its schools with a number of 75 percent or more. Then the district has the option to continue with the districtwide ranking or rank the remaining schools by grade-span grouping. In Fayette County, we choose to rank the remaining schools by grade-span grouping, serving all schools with a number of 35 percent or more.

Schools with a percentage of 40 percent or more may choose to be a Title I schoolwide, while schools with a percentage of 40 percent down to 35 percent are designated as targeted assisted schools.

The following schools receive Title I funds for schoolwide programs during the 2011-2012 school year:

• Arlington Elementary
• Ashland Elementary
• Booker T. Washington Academy
• Breckinridge Elementary
• Bryan Station High School
• Cardinal Valley Elementary
• Crawford Middle School
• Deep Springs Elementary
• Dixie Magnet Elementary
• Glendover Elementary 
• Harrison Elementary
• James Lane Allen Elementary
• Julius Marks Elementary
• Lansdowne Elementary
• Leestown Middle School
• Liberty Elementary 
• Mary Todd Elementary
• Millcreek Elementary
• Northern Elementary
• Russell Cave Elementary
• Sandersville Elementary 
• Southern Elementary
• Squires Elementary
• Tates Creek Elementary
• Tates Creek Middle School
• William Wells Brown Elementary
• Winburn Middle School
• Yates Elementary