📍 500 Hilltopper Way, Glasgow, Barren County, 42141
BAVEL is an Alternative/PRU serving other age pupils, located in Glasgow, Barren County. The school has 239 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Barren County school district. It serves grades K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 29.9:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
BAVEL enrolls 239 students across grades K–12. The student body is 37% male and 63% female. A teaching staff of 8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 29.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino and 5.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 198 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 5.9% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 5 | 2.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
30 of the school's 239 students (13%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 30 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
BAVEL is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). It operates as a fully virtual school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KY-20, state senate district 9, state house district 23.
BAVEL is one of 11 schools in Barren County, based in Glasgow, Kentucky. The district serves 4,908 students district-wide and employs 332 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 239 students, BAVEL is smaller than the district average of about 446 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe