📍 3561 Paducah Rd, Barlow, Ballard County, 42024
Ballard County Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Barlow, Ballard County. The school has 215 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ballard County school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ballard County Middle School enrolls 215 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 6.5% Two or more races and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 196 | 91% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 6.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
124 of the school's 215 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 101 qualify for free lunch and 23 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ballard County Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-10, state senate district 2, state house district 1.
Ballard County Middle School is one of 5 schools in Ballard County, based in Barlow, Kentucky. The district serves 1,015 students district-wide and employs 75 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 215 students, Ballard County Middle School is close to the district average of about 203 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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