For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 807 students in Grant County School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Kentucky.
Public Middle School in Grant County School District have an average math proficiency score of 36% (versus the Kentucky public middle school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 40% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 12% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kentucky public middle school average of 26% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (KY)
# Schools
6 Schools
554 Schools
# Students
3,457 Students
181,110 Students
# Teachers
204 Teachers
12,028 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Grant 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 89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#119 out of 172 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
15%
22%
Graduation Rate
89%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.21
0.43
# American Indian Students
6 Students
224 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
4 Students
2,870 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
231 Students
14,992 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
8%
# Black Students
30 Students
19,352 Students
% Black Students
1%
11%
# White Students
3,075 Students
134,829 Students
% White Students
89%
74%
# Hawaiian Students
8 Students
272 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
103 Students
8,571 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
96
2,020
# Students in K Grade:
268
3,509
# Students in 1st Grade:
255
3,668
# Students in 2nd Grade:
261
3,308
# Students in 3rd Grade:
228
3,338
# Students in 4th Grade:
233
3,586
# Students in 5th Grade:
231
4,378
# Students in 6th Grade:
264
40,906
# Students in 7th Grade:
258
48,139
# Students in 8th Grade:
285
50,605
# Students in 9th Grade:
280
4,856
# Students in 10th Grade:
284
4,623
# Students in 11th Grade:
262
4,076
# Students in 12th Grade:
249
4,034
# Ungraded Students:
3
64
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,919 in this school district is less than the state median of $14,203. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,862 is less than the state median of $13,943. The school district spending/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$45 MM
$9,360 MM
Spending
$45 MM
$9,189 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,919
$14,203
Spending / Student
$12,862
$13,943
Best Grant County School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Grant County Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
305 School Rd
Dry Ridge, KY 41035
(859) 824-7161
Dry Ridge, KY 41035
(859) 824-7161
Grades: 6-8
| 807 students
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