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Middlesboro Independent School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Kentucky for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 476 students in Middlesboro Independent School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Kentucky.
Public Preschool in Middlesboro Independent School District have an average math proficiency score of 8% (versus the Kentucky public pre school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 12% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Kentucky public preschool average of 24% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (KY)
# Schools
7 Schools
543 Schools
# Students
1,134 Students
227,023 Students
# Teachers
93 Teachers
15,378 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 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#157 out of 172 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
12%
22%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.30
0.41
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
2%
% Hispanic
2%
9%
% Black
6%
8%
% White
83%
76%
% 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 $14,242. 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 $13,981. 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
$14,242
Spending / Student
$15,826
$13,981
Best Middlesboro Independent School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Middlesboro Elementary School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
3400 W Cumberland Ave
Middlesboro, KY 40965
(606) 242-8860
Middlesboro, KY 40965
(606) 242-8860
Grades: PK-4
| 476 students
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