For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 709 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 13% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kentucky public middle school average of 26% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KY)
# Schools
6 Schools
553 Schools
# Students
3,289 Students
177,241 Students
# Teachers
205 Teachers
11,979 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
Student By Grade
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
0.20
0.43
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
7%
9%
% Black
1%
10%
% White
89%
74%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,579 in this school district is less than the state median of $14,242. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,519 is less than the state median of $13,981. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$45 MM
$9,360 MM
Spending
$45 MM
$9,189 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,579
$14,242
Spending / Student
$13,519
$13,981
Best Grant County School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Grant County Middle 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
| 709 students
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