For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 802 students in Grant 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 Grant County School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the Kentucky public middle school average of 27%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 43% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kentucky public middle school average of 25% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (KY)
# Schools
6 Schools
553 Schools
# Students
3,455 Students
186,922 Students
# Teachers
215 Teachers
12,436 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
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 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 92% has increased from 89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#121 out of 172 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
30%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
42%
Graduation Rate
92%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.19
0.42
# American Indian Students
7 Students
231 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
4 Students
2,852 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
199 Students
14,590 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
8%
# Black Students
27 Students
20,032 Students
% Black Students
1%
11%
# White Students
3,105 Students
140,497 Students
% White Students
90%
75%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
240 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
110 Students
8,480 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
100
1,931
# Students in K Grade:
248
3,987
# Students in 1st Grade:
259
3,780
# Students in 2nd Grade:
228
3,762
# Students in 3rd Grade:
228
3,869
# Students in 4th Grade:
230
3,856
# Students in 5th Grade:
261
5,054
# Students in 6th Grade:
240
41,287
# Students in 7th Grade:
277
50,313
# Students in 8th Grade:
285
51,324
# Students in 9th Grade:
301
4,844
# Students in 10th Grade:
272
4,333
# Students in 11th Grade:
271
4,222
# Students in 12th Grade:
249
4,273
# Ungraded Students:
6
87
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,926 in this school district is less than the state median of $14,317. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,870 is less than the state median of $14,055. 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
$12,926
$14,317
Spending / Student
$12,870
$14,055
Best Grant County School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Grant County Middle School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
305 School Rd
Dry Ridge, KY 41035
(859) 824-7161
Dry Ridge, KY 41035
(859) 824-7161
Grades: 6-8
| 802 students
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