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Middlesboro Independent School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kentucky for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 311 students in Middlesboro Independent School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Kentucky.
Public Middle Schools in Middlesboro Independent School District have an average math proficiency score of 25% (versus the Kentucky public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 41% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 19% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Kentucky public middle school average of 26% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KY)
# Schools
7 Schools
553 Schools
# Students
1,134 Students
177,241 Students
# Teachers
93 Teachers
11,979 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Middlesboro Independent School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 171 school districts in Kentucky (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 92% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#153 out of 172 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
12%
22%
Graduation Rate
92%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.30
0.43
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
2%
% Hispanic
2%
9%
% Black
6%
10%
% White
83%
74%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
8%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,042 is higher than the state median of $14,250. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,826 is higher than the state median of $13,989. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$19 MM
$9,360 MM
Spending
$18 MM
$9,189 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,042
$14,250
Spending / Student
$15,826
$13,989
Best Middlesboro Independent School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Middlesboro Alternative School
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
220 North 20th Street
Middlesboro, KY 40965
(606) 242-8816
Middlesboro, KY 40965
(606) 242-8816
Gr: 7-12 | 31 students Student-teacher ratio: 31:1 Minority enrollment: 10%
Rank: #22.
Middlesboro Middle School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
4400 Cumberland Ave
Middlesboro, KY 40965
(606) 242-8880
Middlesboro, KY 40965
(606) 242-8880
Gr: 5-8 | 274 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 19%
Rank: n/an/a
Middlesboro Group Home School
Alternative School
220 North 20th Street
Middlesboro, KY 40965
(606) 242-8800
Middlesboro, KY 40965
(606) 242-8800
Gr: 6-12 | 6 students Student-teacher ratio: 6:1 Minority enrollment: 83%
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