📍 325 School Street, Hazard, Perry County, 41701
Hazard Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hazard, Perry County. The school has 295 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hazard Independent school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Hazard Middle School enrolls 295 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 5.4% Black or African American and 4.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 260 | 88% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 3 | 1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
169 of the school's 295 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 163 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hazard Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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-50, state senate district 30, state house district 84.
Hazard Middle School is one of 5 schools in Hazard Independent, based in Hazard, Kentucky. The district serves 1,016 students district-wide and employs 73 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 295 students, Hazard Middle 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: Town - Remote
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