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Middlesboro 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 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 453 students in Middlesboro Independent School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Kentucky.
Public Preschool in Middlesboro Independent School District have an average math proficiency score of 8% (versus the Kentucky public pre school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 13% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Kentucky public preschool average of 23% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KY)
# Schools
7 Schools
545 Schools
# Students
1,120 Students
225,871 Students
# Teachers
90 Teachers
15,350 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Middlesboro 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 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#157 out of 172 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
12%
22%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.29
0.40
# American Indian Students
3 Students
276 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
7 Students
4,209 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
22 Students
18,041 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
8%
# Black Students
67 Students
18,366 Students
% Black Students
6%
8%
# White Students
942 Students
173,238 Students
% White Students
84%
77%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
439 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
79 Students
11,302 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
78
25,736
# Students in K Grade:
74
35,120
# Students in 1st Grade:
92
34,175
# Students in 2nd Grade:
66
30,945
# Students in 3rd Grade:
70
29,549
# Students in 4th Grade:
73
28,752
# Students in 5th Grade:
68
26,079
# Students in 6th Grade:
68
7,762
# Students in 7th Grade:
58
2,944
# Students in 8th Grade:
88
3,100
# Students in 9th Grade:
119
457
# Students in 10th Grade:
93
454
# Students in 11th Grade:
86
398
# Students in 12th Grade:
87
380
# Ungraded Students:
-
20
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,255 is higher than the state median of $14,203. The school district revenue/student has grown by 30% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,024 is higher than the state median of $13,943. The school district spending/student has grown by 21% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$19 MM
$9,360 MM
Spending
$18 MM
$9,189 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,255
$14,203
Spending / Student
$16,024
$13,943
Best Middlesboro Independent School District Public Preschools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Middlesboro Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
3400 W Cumberland Ave
Middlesboro, KY 40965
(606) 242-8860
Middlesboro, KY 40965
(606) 242-8860
Grades: PK-4
| 453 students
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