School district · Kentucky

Meade County

Meade County in Kentucky: 9 public schools with 4,921 students and 18.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,054 per student in FY2024.

Schools
9
Students
4,921
Students per teacher
18.8
KY 15.3 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$11,054
KY $14.6K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
261
Counselors (FTE)
12.0
Students per counselor
410
KY 320 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
4.0
Librarians (FTE): 8.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Kentucky's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Kentucky: 48%

53%proficient

+1.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 70% of school districts in Kentucky

Median 47% · 170 school districts compared

2,153 students tested, grades 3–8 · Kentucky Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Kentucky: 42%

49%proficient

+3.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 76% of school districts in Kentucky

Median 41% · 170 school districts compared

2,154 students tested, grades 3–8 · Kentucky Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$8.1K15
$8.3K16
$8.4K17
$9.1K18
$9.5K19
$9.4K20
$9.3K21
$10.3K22
$11.3K23
$11.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
12% · $8.2M
State
61% · $39.7M
Local
27% · $17.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,355
Support services
$3,883
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.6M
Long-term debt
$83.2M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 3High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Barry Hahn Primary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–380718.558%65%
Ekron Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–636517.561%58%
Flaherty Primary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–340316.154%45%
K–626515.950%51%
David T. Wilson ElementaryFree meals for all
4–652918.664%56%
Flaherty Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
4–629916.647%39%
Stuart Pepper Middle SchoolFree meals for all
7–870219.544%43%
James R. Allen High SchoolAlternativeFully virtualFree meals for all
6–123919.5——
Meade County High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,51221.4——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
1155 Old Ekron Rd, Brandenburg, KY 40108
Phone
(270)422-7500
Website