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Ballard Memorial High School

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3561 Paducah Rd

Barlow, KY 42024
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Tel: (270)665-8400

www.ballard.k12.ky.us

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Ballard Memorial High School serves 422 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is lower than the KY average of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 22%.
Ballard Memorial High School operates within the Ballard County School District.
Ballard County School District's 87% graduation rate is higher than the KY state average of 82%.

School Overview

The student population of 422 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 29 teachers has declined by 6% over five years.

Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	422 students

Gender %
Total Classroom Teachers	29 teachers

Students by Grade

School Comparison

The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 has increased from 14:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.19 is less than the state average of 0.24. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(KY) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	15:1	17:1

Hispanic	1%	6%

Black	6%	11%

White	90%	78%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	3%	3%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.19	0.24

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	38%	51%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	4%	6%

District Comparison

Ballard County School District's student population of 1,426 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 87% has decreased from 98% over five years.
The revenue/student of $11,536 is higher than the state average of $10,658. The district revenue/student has grown by 17% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $10,195 is less than the state average of $10,531. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Ballard County School District
Number of Schools Managed	4	6
Number of Students Managed	1,426	2,307

Graduation Rate	87%	82%

District Total Revenue	$16 MM	$25 MM

District Spending	$14 MM	$24 MM

District Revenue / Student	$11,536	$10,658

District Spending / Student	$10,195	$10,531

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores

Source: 2015 (latest year available) NCES, KY Dept. of Education

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