Bourbon County Middle School

Set in Paris, Kentucky, Bourbon County Middle School is a moderately sized junior high, one of the schools within Bourbon County. It hosts 555 students across grades 6 through 8.

Across the 6 schools in Bourbon County (2,557 students total), Bourbon County Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Bourbon County Middle School shows that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 20% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Bourbon County Middle School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bourbon County Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.5%, the actual is 32.2%, a residual of -10.3 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Bourbon County) records that the typical household earns roughly $61,354 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Bourbon County Middle School is one of 10 public schools in Bourbon County (combined enrollment of about 3,416 students).

The closest other public school is Bourbon County High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bourbon County Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bourbon County Middle School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 29.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 17%: 671 students in 2018 compared to 555 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 15% to 20% across the same window.

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