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Berea 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 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 210 students in Berea 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 School in Berea Independent School District have an average math proficiency score of 28% (versus the Kentucky public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 19% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kentucky public middle school average of 26% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KY)
# Schools
3 Schools
553 Schools
# Students
1,005 Students
177,241 Students
# Teachers
81 Teachers
11,979 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Berea 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 87% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#138 out of 172 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
16%
22%
Graduation Rate
87%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.31
0.43
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
2%
% Hispanic
5%
9%
% Black
3%
10%
% White
83%
74%
% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
7%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,287 is higher than the state median of $14,250. The school district revenue/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,115 is higher than the state median of $13,989. The school district spending/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$16 MM
$9,360 MM
Spending
$15 MM
$9,189 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,287
$14,250
Spending / Student
$15,115
$13,989
Best Berea Independent School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Berea Community Middle School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1 Pirate Pkwy
Berea, KY 40403
(859) 986-4911
Berea, KY 40403
(859) 986-4911
Gr: 6-8 | 210 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 19%
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