East Carter Middle School

As a moderately sized 6-8 campus in Grayson, Kentucky, East Carter Middle School hosts 490 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Carter County.

Within Carter County, which oversees 11 schools and 3,980 students, East Carter Middle School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, East Carter Middle School logs that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Carter County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, East Carter Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.9%, the actual is 35.2%, a residual of -6.7 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Carter County put the typical household earns roughly $51,235 per year, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Carter County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,980 students), of which East Carter Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Prichard Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), East Carter Middle School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 44.4%.

East Carter Middle School operates from a town-center location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 11%: 553 students in 2018 compared to 490 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 20.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.