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Bellevue Independent School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kentucky for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 330 students in Bellevue Independent School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Kentucky.
Public Middle School in Bellevue Independent School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Kentucky public middle school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 29% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kentucky public middle school average of 26% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KY)
# Schools
2 Schools
553 Schools
# Students
593 Students
177,241 Students
# Teachers
47 Teachers
11,979 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Bellevue Independent School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 171 school districts in Kentucky (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#170 out of 172 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
6-9%
22%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.37
0.43
# American Indian Students
n/a
223 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
3 Students
3,079 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
43 Students
15,325 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
9%
# Black Students
26 Students
18,293 Students
% Black Students
4%
10%
# White Students
466 Students
131,487 Students
% White Students
79%
74%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
285 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
53 Students
8,549 Students
% of Two or more races Students
9%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
53
2,141
# Students in K Grade:
40
3,545
# Students in 1st Grade:
30
3,589
# Students in 2nd Grade:
41
3,684
# Students in 3rd Grade:
37
3,450
# Students in 4th Grade:
29
3,641
# Students in 5th Grade:
33
4,688
# Students in 6th Grade:
33
38,146
# Students in 7th Grade:
28
47,664
# Students in 8th Grade:
42
48,371
# Students in 9th Grade:
46
4,884
# Students in 10th Grade:
62
4,651
# Students in 11th Grade:
57
4,668
# Students in 12th Grade:
62
4,060
# Ungraded Students:
-
59
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,260 is higher than the state median of $14,242. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,698 is higher than the state median of $13,981. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$11 MM
$9,360 MM
Spending
$11 MM
$9,189 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,260
$14,242
Spending / Student
$17,698
$13,981
Best Bellevue Independent School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Bellevue High School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
201 Center St
Bellevue, KY 41073
(859) 261-2980
Bellevue, KY 41073
(859) 261-2980
Grades: 6-12
| 330 students
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