📍 3561 Paducah Rd, Barlow, Ballard County, 42024
Ballard Memorial High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Barlow, Ballard County. The school has 260 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ballard County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ballard Memorial High School enrolls 260 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 5% Two or more races and 3.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 232 | 89% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 5% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 3.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
148 of the school's 260 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 127 qualify for free lunch and 21 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 Memorial High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 Memorial High 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 260 students, Ballard Memorial High School is larger than 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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