Corbin Middle School

Corbin Middle School is a reasonably sized junior high in Corbin, Kentucky, overseen by Corbin Independent. The school caters to 675 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 21% above the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 558 students.

Across the 9 schools in Corbin Independent (3,038 students total), Corbin Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Corbin Middle School reports that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Roughly 55% of students at Corbin Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Knox County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Corbin Middle School sits in the top 10% of Kentucky schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 44.5%; actual is 64.8%, +20.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Knox County indicate median household earnings sit near $32,527, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 33%. Corbin Middle School is one of 20 public schools in Knox County (combined enrollment of about 5,276 students).

Nearest neighbor: Corbin Preschool, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Corbin Middle School at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 53.5%.

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

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Corbin Middle School has climbed 44%, going from 469 students in 2018 to 675 in 2025.

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