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Bourbon County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kentucky for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 593 students in Bourbon County School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Kentucky.
Public Middle School in Bourbon County School District have an average math proficiency score of 29% (versus the Kentucky public middle school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 36% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 27% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Kentucky public middle school average of 26% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (KY)
# Schools
6 Schools
554 Schools
# Students
2,674 Students
181,110 Students
# Teachers
165 Teachers
12,028 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Bourbon County 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 95% has increased from 91% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#114 out of 172 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
15%
22%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.41
0.43
# American Indian Students
1 Student
224 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
8 Students
2,870 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
486 Students
14,992 Students
% Hispanic Students
18%
8%
# Black Students
72 Students
19,352 Students
% Black Students
3%
11%
# White Students
1,995 Students
134,829 Students
% White Students
75%
74%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
272 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
112 Students
8,571 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
199
2,020
# Students in K Grade:
170
3,509
# Students in 1st Grade:
212
3,668
# Students in 2nd Grade:
161
3,308
# Students in 3rd Grade:
172
3,338
# Students in 4th Grade:
184
3,586
# Students in 5th Grade:
193
4,378
# Students in 6th Grade:
194
40,906
# Students in 7th Grade:
193
48,139
# Students in 8th Grade:
206
50,605
# Students in 9th Grade:
216
4,856
# Students in 10th Grade:
192
4,623
# Students in 11th Grade:
186
4,076
# Students in 12th Grade:
191
4,034
# Ungraded Students:
5
64
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,397 in this school district is less than the state median of $14,203. The school district revenue/student has grown by 20% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,619 is less than the state median of $13,943. The school district spending/student has grown by 15% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$36 MM
$9,360 MM
Spending
$34 MM
$9,189 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,397
$14,203
Spending / Student
$12,619
$13,943
Best Bourbon County School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Bourbon County Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
3339 Lexington Road
Paris, KY 40361
(859) 987-2189
Paris, KY 40361
(859) 987-2189
Grades: 6-8
| 593 students
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